Near Church Lawton

It seemed the locks were never ending on today's cruise. Blustery conditions made navigation tricky and Tiger Lilly seemed particularly stressed so we were a little fraught when we pulled in to the ring moorings opposite a large dairy farm. We'd developed a good system where Tiger would walk alongside Vicky and Leo would ride in his pouch as Vicky operated the locks and Will did a combination of steering and locking. It was efficient and both dogs were happy. Vicky hasn't had the energy to do this since Christmas which leaves Tiger with the option of being on the bank away from Vicky or being on board with her as she steers through the locks. Tiger gets stressed by both of these things which has been leading to her fitting. We've been wracking our brains about how to make things better for her but it isn't easy.

Thankfully these moorings close to Church Lawton were in peaceful surroundings. They even had 'real country smells' wafting over from the farm 💩😂 The edge of the towpath had been left to nature and was rich with wildflowers and grass seed heads; beautiful to look out on to. We hunkered down and tried to dodge the heavy showers for the next few days. Will took the bike shopping and Vicky finished making a macrame fruit hammock to make use of a bit of space under a shelf. We felt a lot more relaxed at the end of our stay.Read more