Wednesday, below Engine Lock, Caldon Canal.
We dusted off the bus passes; one Transpeak service into Buxton where we changed buses for the 118 service to Hanley. By the time that the bus left Buxton, there were 37 people on it, most of whom got off at Leek. The journey passes through beautiful countryside, with the strange arrangement of the Roaches rocks as you begin the descent towards Leek. A short walk from the bus stop at Endon High School saw us on the canal bank and back with Martlet. The shopping had been bought and stowed away yesterday, we had a few items with us from home that we had neglected yesterday.
A welcome cuppa with Sid and Joyce on Half Past Four, then we bade them farewell and having untied Martlet, headed for the bright lights of Stoke.
It feels good to be boating again, and a few small jobs over the next week will see Martlet through to the end of October.
