We decided that we should retreat from the flood waters, and have returned up the trent and Mersey canal, back to Burton on Trent last night, and on to Alrewas through another, very small section, of river/canal. The water was very high, Dad stood by with the anchor in case we had engine troubles, and we powered through the fast current. All good, and it was a lovely day to continue. Rain was forecast for the night, and we thought, better go when we can.
We are in Alrewas, a very pretty village, with a great pub for supper (William IV). We intend to return as we came, back to Braunston and then examine options (there are 5) for touring from Braunston in a different direction. All good, because a canal, toured from a different direction, is actually quite a different experience.
We are still enjoying the boating experience, and Mom especially appreciates the narrower locks that we have for the rest of the journey back. I think both of them found the wide locks a bit of a struggle: the gates and paddles are just that much tougher to handle, so not doing the River Soar isn’t that much of a disappointment!
