At least Arsenal won

We did one of our middle of nowhere moorings last night. Phoebe went out mousing successfully and returned in good time. If only her sister had stuck by the rules. Our aim is to collect our car from  Stensen then return to Coven Heath for another cat search. The forecast for this afternoon was wind and heavy rain so we set off very early 0700hrs to get as far as possible before the downpour, which actually arrived at 0900hrs, somewhat early. We quickly moored outside the loo factory in Stavely to wait for better conditions, where I am jotting the start of this blog. Not the most convenient of outlooks but hey-ho.

The rain only lasted an hour so we set off again. Lynne looked up the relative journey times to Coven Heath. By car....1 hour.....By boat.... 3 days.

The Trent and Mersey canal follows the River Trent for many miles ( where have we heard this one before? ) but in a couple of places they decide to cross each other for reasons unknown. Both aqueducts hardly merit the name.

Before the next lot of rain arrived we had once again reached Arlewas where we treated ourselves to a good Indian meal and drinks with friends in the local pub. A good evening, weather excepted.

Phoebe went mousing in the churchyard without success and got drenched in the process. Healthwise it was another good day.

Sunderland 1. Arsenal  3 on Saturday, which means Arsenal are on top of the league. It is a few years since I was last able to say that.