But they were mob-handed, Dave and Barbara had daughter Christine, her husband Bob and the two lads Tom and Tyler aboard visiting from their home in Canada.
They had the afternoon with us, but moved up into Shardlow later to moor and eat in one of the pubs. Trying to cook for six is on a narrowboat is bad enough, but the washing up is a nightmare! This will be the last time we’ll see Dave and Barbara, afloat at any rate. Liberty Belle goes up for sale when they get back to Shobnall Marina. After twenty-some years they’ve decided to hang up their windlasses.
A nicer couple you couldn’t wish to meet.
We pottered about on Wednesday, odd jobs to be done, then yesterday went up into Shardlow, turned around below the Clock Warehouse, filled with water and returned to Sawley Cut.
The Clock Warehouse, with the clock seemingly stuck at twenty to ten…
…and the Shardlow Heritage Centre housed in one of the old warehouses.
Back down Derwent Mouth Lock onto the Trent.
It’s going to be a good year for conkers!
Off the river again and onto Sawley Cut, with spire of All Saints, Sawley, rising above the trees.
We pulled in opposite the marina for the next couple of days.
Today’s forecast was right, cool, breezy and showery. Better tomorrow so we’ll shove off downriver and then up onto The Soar a ways.
Locks 1, miles 2½
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