Good morning everyone, Pugwash again. I was unable to blog last night there was no 3G connection. We arrived at Market Drayton 18:30 last night and after mooring and doing the usual boat domestic stuff went to the Talbot Pub for a good meal and a small glass of something. We had a relatively long day yesterday, 11 1/2 hours cruising. We were delayed through the 15 locks at Audlem. We were joined by several BMS members and the crew wish to thank them for their help up the long and sometimes challenging flight. They were Liz and Reg Phillips, Liz and Jeff Fairweather, Trish and Derek Speakman. Were were later joined by Di Skillbeck and Daphnie Luff.
Today we have a short boating day, approx 2 hours to Knighton. This is the first official engagement of the commemorative run. We will visit the site of the Cadbury factory where the chocolate crumb was made that Charlie carried to Bournevill. The plant is now owned by Kraft Foods. We are being greeted and given hospitality including overnight moorings. We will be loading a "token cargo" (crumb is no long used in the process) to deliver to Bournville on Thursday morning.
The crew moral is high and the weather has picked up. A whole day yesterday without rain and this morning has dawned bright and sunny, chilly but dry!!!!
We have just finished breakfast Pugwash style. Bacon, sausages and baked beans. Dave Skipper of Mendip has asked me to add that breakfast aboard Explorer is to be recommended and he and a couple of the crew did the washing up for me. NICE GUYS!!!
OK shipmates I have to sigh off for now it is getting to wards the time for more skippers duties before we head off into day 3. More later. Thanks for following the trip with us.
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