Astley Green

Arrived before three and found another of our favoured mooring sites free just by the Old Boat House pub and near to the colliery museum with the old pit skeletal headstock still in situ (see beyond the roof of the pub in picture - that is us moored in front of a widebeam barge).

Took dogs off for a walk this afternoon and we are preparing to visit the Old Boat House for a meal this evening.  Cook has a night off and no washing up (provided I remember my wallet) so it is win-win and the food here is usually very good.  Anyway the gas has run out!  At least, I have just had to switch over to our second bottle so will have to replace the empty one at Boothstown tomorrow.

This evening was quite pleasant but the forecast for tomorrow isn't so good.