A days trip on the BCN

Hi All,
Just to let you know that Albion departed the Kingsley Canal Side Bar and 
Restaurant moorings at 06.45 today and travelled non-stop (other than one 
significant weed hatch moment) to arrive at Longwood Junction visitor moorings 
at 14.20. We passed just a few moored boats in the B&F Minworth area but from 
then on, on the Tame Valley and  Rushall, we never saw one boat (except one 
solitary nb on an end of garden mooring above the bottom 7 locks of the Rushall 
flight). There are quite a few boats moored here at Longwood, of course, 
because of the boat club. We start the (BW inform us) weedy bit tomorrow on the 
Daw End Branch of the W&E and the W&E itself. BUT, the bottom of the Rushall 
was weedy enough (and BW made no mention of that) so tomorrow could be 
interesting. If BW's DEFRA grant is cut then I can see the Tame Valley and the 
Rushall etc going back to an old type of Remainder status (
 like the bad old days) and that would be a pity. I guess it's use 'em or lose 
'em maybe. I spoke to a fisherman on the Tame Valley and said " I'll bet I'm 
the only boat you'll see today!" and he replied that I was the first boat that 
he'd seen in 3 days, never mind 1. The weather was glorious and it made the 
trip even more enjoyable because of it.
Roger
Norton Canes on the Cannock Extension tomorrow.

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