Day 104 .... 24.03.13 .... Shardlow

One of the first excitements of the day for me ('tis a sad existence) was going under the M1, for I have often gone over the river en route to William and Ceri's and always wondered what it was like on the river.  Now I know !!

.......................................................... like this picture of a chap who I let overtake us ! Everyone overtakes us and then we catch them up at the next lock ! ............

........... this is the junction of the River Trent and River Derwent and the Trent and Mersey Canal.
Ilike the branches in the foreground .......................

...................and here is the birthplace of NestaMay in this wet dock at Dobsons Wharf in Shardlow.  Much has changed in the 10 ensuing years...... the chap who we dealt with has gone broke twice and has now retired from doing so and is apparently  working for the Church !!!

......................... this building used to be a mill and is now needless to say a pub...