Shroppie bound

We set off below glowering skies late morning yesterday.  About an hour out the heavens opened and gave the boat a good wash which saved me a job.

We were well wrapped with wet weather gear but we pulled over and moored up to let the worst of the rain pass through and we had a cuppa.  We are heading south towards Authersley junction where we were going to turn on to The Shropshire Union. We haven't been this way for a while so time to revisit.

We passed this floating garden centre enroute to Authersley.

Negotiating the narrows north of Wolverhampton.

Steadfast has turned on the Shroppie and I have prepared the stop lock.  We pulled into Napton Narrowboats for a pump-out before continuing on towards Brewood where we planned to overnight.

Our overnight mooring at Brewood.  We had a walk around this award winning village, chatted to a number of local dog walkers and had the essential 'dog fix' now we are without our own dogs and dined in The Bridge pub which was welcoming, clean, sold good beer and presented us with a pleasant repaste.
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