Underlining this season as a 'one off bad year', helped us come to terms with the prospect of returning to work for September. Even the swallows are thinking about calling it a day!
Scoob needed a bit of shade as we cruised along. My new hat!!! Thanks a bunch Richard!
Mooring for water after a very quiet and wet weekend in Alrewas.
Back through Burton as the traffic whistles past. This stretch is so noisy!
Pretty Stretton again....
Lots of work gone on since we last came over the aqueduct on the river below. The EA have taken out the islands in the middle and reinforced the banks to hopefully lessen the flood risk.
Approaching Willington, Richard spotted the need for an arty photo, but look at the sky!!!!
Scoob loves his boat. God help any other dogs who venture inside.......
Mooring just outside Stenson, we staked the boat down with as many pins as we could find, as the ground was so waterlogged! Still we had people racing past, trying to get past us and through the bridge hole before the oncoming boat.
Apart from the Stenson Belle (widebeam trip boat which frequents this stretch), this was the first widebeam boat we had seen on the way back, as we are now in widebeam lock country. When these boats get to Burton though, they have to turn around as the locks reduce to narrowguage.
The next morning we located a spot above the lock in Stenson. moored, then hiked into Sinfin to do a 'big shop' at Asda. We cheated on the way back and got a taxi. Normally, we bike everywhere but Richard's bike has sustained a knackered pedal ie. it fell off and cannot be reattached until he can get a new 'bit'.
The weekend was a disappointment with the weather again, except the sun did come out in spurts on Sunday. The humidity has been a tad uncomfortable, but again, thoughts are turning to home and seeing family again, so we are not overly bothered.
A dipper I painted during the rain...
Sunday afternoon, as we were both sitting outside enjoying the sunshine, we heard screams coming from the lock. From where we were moored, we couldn't see what was happening, but lots of people spontaneously started to run towards the edge of the lock. Richard also went to see if he could help, but already, there were men in the water pulling a lady to safety after it appears she fell off the gates. She apparently had slipped and hit her head on cill on the way down and had gone under the two boats in the lock. She was unconscious when they found her, and were giving her mouth to mouth whilst she was still in the water. The ambulance came really quickly and took her away and we found out later that she was breathing when she was on the bank.
Our thoughts go to them and their families, and hope she recovers soon.
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