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| Oggley Junction |
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| The countryside from the Anglesey Arm |
We were on the move by 7:45 because we needed to fill up with water before the festival. We know we can survive for a week on a tank of water but we last filled up on Monday on the Walsall flight and wont have another chance until Tuesday next week. The journey back down the Anglesey Arm was much more pleasant than yesterday as the weather was warm and sunny. The pictures show the rural scenary and Oggley Junction where one day the Lichfield Canal, currently under restoration, will join the Anglesey Arm to provide easy access to the northern Birmingham canals.
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| The curly Wyrley between Brownhills and Pelsall |
We rejoined the Wyrley and Essington (curly Wyrley) Canal at Catshill Junction and half a mile later cruised into Brownhills. Denise left the boat to visit the local supermarket whilst I waited for the water tap to become free. This didnt take long and by the time I had refilled the boat with water Denise had arrived wth the shopping. We immediately set off to Pelsall for the festival. At that point there was a phone call from one of the other explorer group boats to say that the canal was blocked by a fallen tree near Pelsall.
We travelled down the very attractive couple of miles to the blockage and waited there with 4 other boats. CRT were already working on the tree and soon had sufficient branches removed to provide a clear passage. By 11am we were moored up at the festival site.
During the afternoon we worked setting up the IWA stand and in the evening we will be joining in with the supper of traditional Black Country faggots and peas and a boaters quiz.
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