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A long cruise today!

C.L. Peache

Friday 27th October Day 103

Today will be our second longest cruise at 9 miles. ((You’re not going to break any records are you Peachy!))

We are off cruising by 10am and with no locks to do today we make our way to the junction to turn around! We run out of milk ((Wait call the emergency coffee addict number! How can you have a cappa without milk??!!)) I know! We find a little mooring spot on the route near a pub and walk over a field and road and into a little village called Coven ((Well, you would fit right in there wouldn’t you? Sorry, couldn’t help myself!)) which is apt as it’s nearly the witching time of the month!

Supplies purchased we carry on the cruise going through a really narrow stretch. Oh, just remembered just as we set off, we were treated to a kingfisher just casually hanging about on a branch a few feet from the boat! Didn’t fly off as we approached. I did get a little blurred video of it but was too busy looking at it! Then moments later a heron flew across the canal. There is certainly plenty of wildlife on the stretch as we meet a ‘gang of ducks’ further along.

We arrive at the shroppie junction and turn the boat around and back in the direction of Great Haywood. I didn’t think we would be coming back up this area for a long time but here we are going around in circles again. I was determined we weren’t going to rush this journey and if we decided to crack on up the Shroppie we would be rushing. Also there seems to be a massive shortage of space available in marina’s ((No, they just don’t want you in there!)) and if we don’t get a marina over winter we will have to change some plans so it’s back to the drawing board so to speak!

Miles: 9 miles
Locks: 1

Published by C.L. Peache

After living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales, I now live on a Narrowboat cruising the canal network. I enjoy reading, writing, travelling, walking, kayaking, watching all forms of motorbike racing and socialising (networking). At the beginning of my writing journey, I started my blog which tracks the ups and downs of writing. ((I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’!)) To the books… My fantasy series, Festival of Time was completed with the publication of Book Three: Battle in November 2022 and now joins, Book Two: Rescue, and Book One: Escape. Click ‘books’ on my website to find out more and follow me on social media for updates – I love chatting with readers and authors. In 2021 I joined Saga Fiction and now have three stories published on their app; A Christmas Wish, Decisions, Decisions, and A night lost to the past. Power of Nature a thriller/mystery novel is available on eBook. Finding Love, is my latest romance/rom-com novel and is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon. I’m part of a wonderful writing group based in Newark; The Fosseway Writers and have stories in various anthologies including; The Brinwade Chronicles, which is a collection of 28 Gothic stories by 13 writers. Burning Old School Ties, Blood, Sweat and Typewriters and our latest book, Writings on the Walls, Available on Amazon. In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time exploring this wonderful part of the world I kept a journal and this became 187 Kilometres, turn left – which is a guide to our 43-day bucket list adventure. Available on Amazon. In December 2018; Game of Souls I published my first horror novella. Available on Amazon. Current projects: SagaFiction: Mystery/thriller novel based in Jersey I’m very excited to start rewriting my psychological series, which will hopefully be published in 2024!

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