With Karen & Simon on board we set off from home at about 12:40. We expected to get to the marina between three and half past, but due to traffic problems on the M5 and M6 it was almost 4:15 when we arrived. So we unpacked the car and loaded it all onto the boat quickly and set off.

Luckily it was a bright, sunny day so we reached the moorings before dusk. Bramble cuttings is a pleasant mooring created from an old quarry wharf. It’s maintained by the Broken Cross Boating club.