Gibsons' trip

Mark and Cheryl, Amelia and Sam Gibson had the use of Erin Mae from 22/07/16 to 31/07/16. They got down the Staffs and Worcs to the River Severn and back. They re-fuelled and got a pump-out before leaving.

Total: 64 engine hours

GH Marina to Tixall Wide and back

Robin from Wildwood church came over in the afternoon, so we took him for a cruise down to the Wide and back.

1 mile, 0 locks, 1 engine hour

GH Marina to Tixall Wide and back

Collected Ted and Mary in the car from Lichfield. Went down to Tixall Wide with them for most of the day. Then back to the marina before driving them over to Lichfield.

1 mile, 0 locks, 1 engine hour

Tixall Wide to GH Marina

Gentle cruise from the Wide back to the marina

1 mile, 0 locks, 1 engine hour

GH Marina to Tixall Wide

Mark and Cheryl came to see what Erin Mae was like, in preparation for their cruise. After they left we got a pump-out at the marina, and then went down to Tixall Wide for the night.

1 mile, 0 locks, 1 engine hour

Great Haywood to Bridge 68 and back

After two days on the boat with wind and rain, took the boys for some boating down to the Bridge 68 winding hole and back, now that the wind had finally dropped a bit. Middle two hours were wet. They enjoyed the boating and the locks more than previous years.

8 miles, 4 locks, 4 engine hours