Below Lock 15 to Coole Pilate Leisure Area (Shropshire Union)

Saturday 5^th July

Me, Jane & Anthea enjoying the Pimms!

Party on the Park

Enjoying the sun & the Music

It’s the Party on the Park tonight, was a bit cloudy first thing, but has brightened up, so hopefully it will be dry for tonight.  We were able to take our chairs up to the field this morning, so we walked up and met Jane there and some others who were putting up a gazebo on our patch.  Kev helped them put it up, then we left our chairs there and walked back to the boat.  I made some tarts, cake and cheese biscuits to take  with us this evening.  Chilled out for a bit, then got our things together, put our food and drink in our shopping trolley and walked up to the field.  There were a lot of people there already.  The sun was out and it was a lovely afternoon.  Jane, Dave and Anthea turned up soon after and we broke out the Pimms.  The music started around 6pm and the first band on was Gambler a local band who performed rock covers, they were very good.  Next was one for the kids, Only One Direction, all I have to say about them was that they could dance better than they could sing!!

Fireworks Display

The final band of the night were called The Legends and they played music from the 70s, 80s and 90s, and dressed up as the people whose songs they were singing.  They were really good and me and the girls had a few dances.  We had a lot of fun and the weather was fantastic, sunny all evening. Jane’s husband Malcolm who had been working turned up late evening.   At the end of the night, they had a firework display which was right over our heads!  It was really really good, a great display for a small village. After the fireworks, we all got our things together and headed for home.  We said goodbye to Jane, Malcolm, Dave and Anthea as we are off tomorrow morning.  It was great seeing them all again and spending time with them and look forward to

seeing them again next year, but hopefully before then.

Kev and I walked back down the tow path and back to the boat. We really enjoyed the Party on the Park, it was great fun and most of the music was very good, we had a lot of fun.

Sunday 6th July
 

We are finally moving on today leaving Audlem behind, we have been here for 17 days and have really enjoyed it, but time to move on and see new places.

Leaving Audlem Behind

We set off in the sunshine and travelled about 1½ miles to between bridges 83 and 84 where there is Coole Pilate leisure area.  It is a really nice mooring with picnic tables and barbecue facilities, provided by the Shropshire Union Canal Society.  We moored up and chilled out by watching the Grand Prix.  It was so nice and sunny that we sat outside for a bit in our chairs until a big black cloud got closer and closer and then it rained heavily for a bit and some thunder.  It passed over and the sun came back out and stayed out all evening, but the thunder continued to rumble for some time.   We are staying here tonight then heading off tomorrow morning.

Mooring at Coole Pilate