Tattenhall Lock

I forget how many times we have been through this lock. It's only just occurred to me today what a pretty picture it makes. We left Common Lock this morning fairly early because we wanted to make Branston water park before all the moorings were taken up. It's a very popular mooring and as we had arranged to meet Christine, kev and our lovely grandson Josh on Saturday, I thought the best idea was to get here as early as possible. We did have a stop at Alrewas to visit the butcher, a must for all meat lovers, and even had time to top up our water tank. We still managed to get to Branston by midday even though all the locks were against us and we had " Canaltime" on a go slow ( Is that possible????).Its a sure sign we are getting near to their base at Sawley. Saturday looks to be a cloudier and cooler day which is a pity because Josh is at that " I want to touch everything" stage. If we can play with him outside I wont be so worried about my breakables!