Hotel Narrowboats days 5/7
I fully expected to wake up feeling a bit stiff after all the walking the day before, especially as it had been in temperatures around 30 degrees, but I felt fine. Wow, we were so lucky with the weather throughout the cruise.Today was possibly a little hotter, in fact, this is the warmest Autumn Bank Holiday on record, with average 28.5. I decided to make the most of this beautiful Caldon Canal by walking it again. It was great to have the boats just behind me and to be able to get my water bottle filled half way along! Great service once again. Henry was always on the lookout, mainly for ducks, and generally stayed on board. He always got agitated when Neil was off the boat and occasionally dived in, to be fished out by Neil at the bank of the canal. At least he could cool off! At the junction of the Caldon and Trent and Mersey there was a really sharp turn, made more problematic by theboats coming towards us, behind us and to the left. Anyway, Mick, the Duke's steer...