Storm? What storm!

Okay......... I know South has had a pretty miserable time of it judging by the news coverage but all our preparations to make the boat hurricane proof was all in vain. Everything that could move came of the roof and was stashed inside. The space is small at the best of times and with roof furniture lining the floor, made it even worse. Even Jade had to try and negotiate her way to her bed! The predicted winds never arrived and the torrential rain was no more then a drizzle! Still I would much rather the weather forecasters get it wrong for our region then have the worry of fallen trees blocking our progress.

Hint of things to come.......or so I thought! Photo taken yesterday at 3.15 pm

Tixall Gatehouse is a 16th-century gatehouse situated at Tixall, and is all that remains of Tixall Hall. It is a Grade 1 listed building  The hall was demolished in 1927. This home of the Aston family was used a prison for Mary Queen of Scots

 Instead of having to sit it out on the Wide, we moved onto a mooring by Sbhugborough hall. On route another sunkan boat came into view.

 

With us heading toward Great Hayward we had the perfect opportunity to call into Anglo Welsh and see Keith the manager. Ian had previously made several phone calls to get a price on a Isuzu head casket. Cheapest was from Anglo welsh at a tad under £100. Other quotes were in the region of  2 to 300 pounds! Once back at Langley Mill Ian is going to change the casket and hopefully all our water coolant problems will be solved. If not we will have spent all that money for nothing and we will still be no wiser as to what the problem is.One question we did ask Keith and that was about the sunken boat. Apparently it has been there for nearly 18months. Keith tried floating it but to no avail and asked C&RT if they could deal with it. With the cost of removing just that one boat totaling up to £6000 they didn't feel inclined to raise it from the depths!.

So now we are moored at Great Hayward opposite Shugborough Hall for the rest of the day. The river Trent is in Spate so I don't think I will let Woofit have a swim today.

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