Melting the electrics & chilling out.

We’ve been on the cut now for two weeks, and so far, we love it. It is a complete lifestyle change, and there is a lot to learn about and come to terms with. You have to ensure that you plan for food and water facilities. The power to run everything is strange to get used to, and we found that out the hard way. We set off from Rugeley and headed to our next stop, Great Haywood.
I had decided to do the washing and also make us a sausage sandwich to eat as we were cruising. All seemed beautiful the weather was good, the scenery was beautiful, and the washing machine was whirling away. I switched on the air fryer and went to chat with Steve & Mexi. I found out you can not run anything else when doing the washing. Then disaster, the air fryer had stopped and even worse the washing machine had too. We were fortunate, and Andy came out and changed the fuse once we arrived at Great Haywood. It had even slightly melted the casing around the fuse. It did scare us both, and I know that we will never overload the system again in the future. The actual journey to Great Haywood was a blur because neither of us knew exactly the extent of the damage done to the electrics.
We went straight to the pub once Andy had left as we needed a stiff drink, and to be honest, I was scared to switch anything on. The pub in the village was friendly, and the food was ok; it was a busy place, most likely because its the only pub in the village.
The next day we reevaluated everything and said we would be cautious in future. We went up the lock, filled it up with water, and emptied the rubbish. I was pleased as I spotted the Canal-side Café & farm shop. This was a place I had seen on a vlog and was looking forward to popping in.
We found a lovely mooring and set everything up for the week. We wandered up to the farm shop, and we were not disappointed. They had an array of tasty treats, fresh veg galore and some excellent looking meat from all different animals. The bread was delicious, and the bacon I bought on the first visit was tasty the following morning with the duck eggs. The village is quite large and has a post office, a spa shop and a chemist. You have the Trent & Mersey canal and the river Trent going around the outskirts. We found a lovely circular walk by chatting to the local people. Shugborough Hall is also here and well worth a visit.
My favourite part of this visit has been meeting all the lovely people. There has been an array of different characters stopping to chat with us. The stay was made even better by a floating market being here over the Easter weekend, which we are looking forward to visiting and sampling the wares from a couple of the boats. Also, my parents and brother are coming to visit us, which will make it even more memorable for us. Mexi is slowly getting used to the life on the boat. I think it has been more difficult for her than for us. It’s a shame our four-legged friends can’t talk to us. It would make life so much easier.
We will be leaving here next week and continuing our journey along the waterways. Pop back soon to see where we end up.