On to Acton Trussell, rain stopped play!

We set off at 9.00am and Al put some washing on as we travelled.. We don't have to put on the generator anymore and run it straight off the batteries, but we do have the engine running and also fill the powder tray up with hot water to take the strain off the water heater in the washing machine..  It was a bright start to the day and it was very autumnal.

We can now see the leaves getting thicker in the canal and have to clear the prop every now and again. Just dropping in to neutral and waiting 8 seconds seems to do the trick, so none of this revving in reverse which doesn't do the engine and gearbox any good.

As we crept round Hatherton marina we did notice this apt boat name for the time of year. Also all the berries on the trees now, is it going to be a bad winter?

It was then past the chemical works where you're told not to moor.

 The trees now are just amazing to cruise through.

It was then onto Gailey where we filled with water and got rid of our rubbish.

. We even lit the fire so Al could hang her washing out to dry as we go along..  We pulled in to our first lock of the day, Gailey Lock.

This is followed by two close locks, Brick Kiln and Bogg's lock.

 Then its the mile section of cruising alongside the M6. Where are all these people going, we thought they were working from home.. We got to Otherton lock and here we were nearly rammed, but Al came to the rescue and pulled them away from us..

We then got to Penkridge but decided to go straight through...

It was very quiet through the town and loads of empty moorings as we got to the town lock.

All you can hear through here is the M6 and you go under it at Wood Bank.

  After a couple of locks (one with the closed Midland Chandlers) you get to Shutt Hill lock.

Here you have the post of the old Shutt Hill wharf which used to turn the boats into a dock..

It was then past Acton Trussell Church.

Then into the village, when it started to rain and got on the lens of the camera.

So we looked for a mooring and we knew one close by..

The rain stopped as we tied up and Tooty was out surveying the situation and ready to clear our area of mice..