Phew, it's always good to get to Willington and have the 6 heavy double locks in the first few miles of the Trent & Mersey behind us. It's single locks now for the foreseeable future (or until we reach the river Severn).
Morning on our mooring near the entrance to Mercia Marina at Willington
Passing the marina entrance
Out to lasso a steer... or simply fill up with water?
Little boat just outside the village
Shopping for supplies at the marina and in Willington village took most of the morning and - by now well into 'canal time' mode - we filled up with water at the CRT facilities and moored for the night at a favourite spot on the towpath after Coach & Horses Bridge.
Passing long term moorings near the village of Egginton
Starting to feel a lot more relaxed...
Boating in the family; Jan's grandmother Gladys on her honeymoon, Norfolk Broads 1925
On the outskirts of Burton on Trent
Working the paddles at Tatenhill lock, south of Burton
Attractive lock cottage at Tatenhill
Working boat Hadley, (built 1937) at Tatenhill
A tight squeeze
Waiting at Wychnor lock, historic working tug Pacific, built 1934, used originally to transport coal for a tube factory in Birmingham
One of our favourite stretches, the canal joins the river Trent again for a short time before the village of Alrewas
Footbridges connect 'islands' in the watermeadows
The weir at Alrewas - on the river section you pass within a few yards of the barrier
Moored boats at Alrewas
The very good village butcher
Lots of timber framed buildings
South out of Alrewas and back onto the canal heading for Fradley Junction
Sheltering from the sunshine
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