Whitchurch Arm

We moved on from Ellesmere through the tunnel and past the meres in rather mixed showery weather weath sunny periods. Umbrella up and down, waterproofs on and off. We moored up at Whixall Moss near the junction to the Prees branch to go for a walk first on the moss  ...

and then down the Prees branch....

Here Sally decided to go for a drink anf fell in and we had some difficulty getting her out.  Needless to say when we finally got back to the boat she needed a bath.   This was bridge where she fell in....

Next day moving on through Whixhall we then stopped at Viking marine for fuel just before Whitchurch (actually advertised as Fame free) and purchased some new mooring pins at last.  Then went into the Whitchurch Arm winded and moored facing out of the arm.   There was only one other boat in the arm other than on the permanent moorings however as the afternoon and evening wore on it slowly filled. Steve went into Whitchurch to get paper and magazines. No evidence of further progress extending the arm yet and the old wharf is now a building site for 'retirement living'.
Friday started wet and miserable (again) mand we decided to stay put and watched as the arm slowly emptied and then filled again in the evening.  Ragnor a Viking marine boat we had already been moored next to in Llangollen moored in front and ran its engines most of the evening, alternator must be packing up because it was doing same (but different crew) in Llangollen.

Despite showery weather I managed to sand down one of the hatch doors and revarnish (first coat only) trying to remove some of the staining in the wood gained when wet seeped in last year.