It is nice when a plan comes together, and that's what happened today, with an added bonus I'll come to shortly. We dragged ourselves out of bed at 6.45, drank tea whilst dressing and breaking our fasts, and were on the way by half seven.
Tatenhill lock was soon passed, and on arrival at Barton Turn we stopped on the water point.
Thus far, it was a straight rerun of the last time we came this way, even to starting a washload whilst filling the water tank. The big difference was a lot less traffic, despite the fact that it's half term for most of the country. We did cross with Balmaha at Wychnor Lock; they told us that there was plenty of room at Alrewas, as indeed there was when we got there.
We've tied on the moorings by Rebel's field, which soon filled up. A quick trip into the village got enough grub for lunch and dinner, so we settled down to chill out for the afternoon. Elanor then rang to change arrangements for dog sitting this week; we'd been going to tomorrow, but she's asked us to take Sally on Wednesday instead.
No sooner was this organised than Stephen and Jayne from Dolce Far Niente turned up, and the rest of the afternoon slid happily by drinking tea and chatting.
Dolce is spending the winter in Mercia Marina, like us, so lots more opportunities will present themselves. Indeed, we may well catch up with them on our way back towards Burton, as they are planning to spend a few nights at Branston.
We've decided to eat in the George and Dragon tonight, and hopefully will meet up with Will Chapman whilst we're there.
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