Acton Trussell to Tixall Wide

Woke up to the rain hammering on the roof this morning. Looked outside and judging by the heavy dark clouds, the rain looks set for the day. We decided to wait and see whether the rain would ease off before moving. By 9.00 it was just drizzling, so we decided to set off. We were not bothered if we didn't get very far and decided that if the weather didn't improve we would moor at Tixall. Although the rain stopped briefly, it came back heavier than ever along with a strong wind. By the time we reached Tixall, we decided to call it a draw. We thought we could always move on later if the weather improved. We couldn't actually moor on the wides as it was full, so we moored just before them in a quiet spot.

A heron followed us for a while. I tried to get a photo of it in flight, but only managed a couple of blurred ones.

As we passed Stafford Boat Club, we saw this - a lock to nowhere.

The weather didn't improve, in fact it got worse! So we stoked up the fire and settled down to a quiet afternoon, Liz reading and cross stitching, Carl listening to the radio.

Lets hope it's better tomorrow.

6.75 miles. 2 locks.