We only came up to the marina to check how the Great Escape had fared during the extreme weather conditions..... Fortunately all is well and we were not greeted with burst pipes. But it was such a lovely day, once the mist had burned off, that we couldn't resist just a little trip out to re charge the batteries, The boat's or ours? No contest. no better way to unwind than a few hours chugging along the canal. We have moored up for the night in a beautiful place called Tixall Wide on the Staffs and Worcs canal. Having banked up the wood burner with off cuts from the silver birch in our garden at home , we have battened down the hatches for the night with a nice bottle of Californian red and all is right with the world...for now.
