Nantwich

We took a 2 hour cruise today to the town of Nantwich. After a trip to the launderette which was very conveniently placed on the side of the canal we took a walk into Nantwich itself. I was most impressed, little coffee shops, market and independent retailers all situated in the shadow of a church.

The weather is still very dull, the sun comes out for a minute or so and then vanishes. The water level in the canal I believe is lower than normal, which means that we have not been able to moor in certain places and the boat hits the bottom of the canal. Yesterday, we actually got grounded, the boat would not move forward or back, we were stuck. Scott used the pole to push us back into deeper water. I have read that British Waterways has closed a section of the Leeds and Liverpool canal because of the drought.

We have been using our radio a lot now and listening especially Radio 4 in the evenings. I have been listening to “Book at Bedtime”, a programme about 18^th centuary cases at the Old Bailey and a discussion about the low water levels in the inland waterways. We have changed station and are now listening to some classic rock, well it is Saturday night.. Rock On!

If I don't get a chance to blog tomorrow I would like to wish everyone Happy Swiss National Day!