We carried on down the Shroppie today, through some very impressive cuttings which must have been quite a feat to build back in Telford’s day.

We passed an old Cadbury’s warehouse – sadly no chocolate to be had, but there were some nice old boats similar to those that would have carried the milk.

We stopped at Norbury Junction for fuel – for both boat and human as there were some tearooms there as well as diesel. At 59.9 / litre the fuel was the cheapest diesel we’ve seen, so we topped up the tank to the brim. For Sarah and me it was cheese and ham toasties and a bowl of chips, yum. Just as we were finishing our food Richard and Jane from Casual Water turned up so we had a quick chat with them and picked up some tips for mooring on the Severn.