Deja Vu Through Gnosall.

 Monday 25th September 2023 in Wheaton Aston.

Our reward for yesterday's trials and tribulations was breakfast together in the excellent Norbury Café this morning.

The café is charming, awash (!) with boating memorabilia and a well stocked little grocery shop behind.

On the shelf above the menu board is a range of Measham ware, highly prized by the old boating community.  M thinks it's hideous!!!

 

MM was moored through the bridge, so R had to back her through the bridge before turning round in the confines of Norbury Junction basin.

Norbury used to be a proper "Junction" as a canal to Shrewsbury once joined the Shropshire Union Canal here. Sadly, all that is left now is a short arm that is used for boat moorings. In its heyday it must have been a very attractive route.

Having got MM facing in the right direction, we set off again towards the south with Rufford following on behind.

Not very long after we had that "Deja Vu" feeling as we re-entered Gnosall past the water point where we moored on Saturday. All credit to whomever had planted lovely little flower beds round each of the two water points.

We contiued on to Wheaton Aston where we found a nice sunny mooring below the lock so that M could put the washing out to dry.

 Today: 8 miles, 0 locks and 3.1 hours.

Trip: 273 miles, 116 locks and 147.9 hours.