Back to Fazeley for a Curry

The weather didn't seem as bad as they said it would be so we decided to chance it and move. We were both getting the feeling it was time to move on. It wasn't long before we passed Ness waving frantically out of one of the portholes on n.b Balmaha. It also wasn't long before we had to pull over with a bag wrapped round the prop and then to top it all BW decided to block the canal and we had to wait 15 minutes for them to move out the way. With the chimney smoking nicely we had smoke in our eyes most of the way but it was very pleasant cruising. We passed through Whittington and then Hopwas before we got to Fazeley Junction. Just as we moored up n.b Balmaha were hot on our tails and passed us.

We then had a quick shower before we walked across the fields again to Ventura Retail park and headed straight for Roasters again for one of those pork sandwiches, Yummmmmmy.....

We then did a shop at the massive Asda's here and came back with our arms full and rucksacks heavy on our backs, we must be getting fit now!!!!!!

We had just enough time for a sit down and a read before we were out again in the evening.

Alan & Carol wanted to see us again before we headed south so we thought we would go back to the Tame Otter in Hopwas for a drink, which we had passed earlier.

We had a lovely evening but all the talking made us hungry again and Alan fancied a curry and knew a great one in Tamworth. It would have been rude if we hadn't jumped in the car with them. Jalali's was a old haunt of theirs and is set in a old chapel. We had a super meal and after mixing three drinks and finishing with brandy we don't know how we got back to Derwent6. Luckily Carol managed to find our mooring through a housing estate. We got to bed at around 1.00am, after saying goodbye to our friends.