Day 12: Moored at Pelsall Works Bridge
Our
second day here was a fine, often sunny day.
I walked
over the north common to photograph the flowers seen on my jog
yesterday.
A lovely flower - what is it?
Yellow broom on the common provides a splash of colour
Wild lupins add to the countryside
Down at
the festival field, there were some historic cars. This one caught my
eye!
There
were a number of historic working boats in the Cannock Extension
Canal.
I had a
wander and spoke to the skipper on nb Swallow – he was running it's
engine, a National 2DM, the fore-runner to the Lister 2JP.
Nb
Swallow
A
National 2DM in it's engine room
At the
beer tent, I met boaters in the Allen Register (the Society for
owners of Les Allen boats). One of them had vivid memories of our
boat when originally built – more of that in a future 'history'
blog when the details are recorded.
Stern counter of a Les Allen boat - note the round tiller cap!
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