Canal Date 23rd April 2013
Cookley to Stourport
8 miles and 11 locks 1 supermarket and 1 canal-side cafe! (note no pubs)
We set off nice and early. It was good to on the move again, even better to on the
move in the sunshine and better still to on the move in the sunshine
in the warm. Good days are coming! We stopped at the Lock at
Wolverley and had a tea and bacon sandwich. All very nice and
leisurely. We then found our selves in a queue for the locks. Just
passed the lock we came across narrowboat "FT-100" with Roy & June. We stopped
and had a chat for about an hour before moving on to the
shops in Kidderminster. It was good to see Roy and June, they did
look well. June is still looking forward to retiring from the pub and
Roy is till not sure if he wants to sell it. Nothing changes there.
Pam went to the massive Sainsburys while I stayed on board. I waited, and waited for Pam to return. After 1 hour 45 minutes had very slowly passed, she returned with a trolley full of food. We then struggled to find space on board to stow it all. By now it was becoming apparent that we may
run out of daylight before we get to Stourport. We had a good run from there and arrived in the
town with plenty of light left and we filled up with fresh water
and disposed of our rubbish. There was no suitable moorings in the
basin so we moved on down the 4 locks to the river. By the time we
had done that it was just about dusk. I dispatched Pam to the chip
shop and we had a chip shop supper in our boat. It was not a late
night, we were all very tired and ready for bed. A long but most enjoyable day!
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