n.b. GUELROSE has now arrived at the national festival site at Redhill following an eventful journey.
Birmingham and Wolverhampton were passed without any problem, before going on to Great Haywood and Fradley. The river section at Alrewas was well into the green, and then came Thursday!! Several hours of heavy rain overnight played havoc with the river levels!
Arriving at Shardlow my son found no moorings - everyone was moored up - the Trent was in flood as was the Soar.
They eventually found a mooring, and next day, after telephoning the lock keeper they ventured onto the Trent, with a view to spending a day on the Erewash. The turn into the Erewash was apparently something else with Guelrose's engine revving at maximum to extricate them from going broadside down the Trent.
The crew were not impressed with the Erewash although the water was clear and the fishing was good. After a stop for lunch they moved back down to Trent lock and after a telephone call on Sunday morning to confirm that the Soar was open they eventually made it to Redhill where I was there to meet them to sort out the transport.
Guelrose is now all alone at Redhill but I will be joining her on Thursday morning to replenish the store cupboards in preparation for my three week stay at the national.
Photographs of the site will follow once I am safely esconsed on board Guelrose.
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