Seisdon to Lapley (S. Staffs)

Weather today: Rain 'til 2.00pm. Hazy afterwards

Daily Miles Covered: 14.3

Total Miles Covered: 381.6

Things of Interest: Shropshire union canal

Personal Comments: Lowering skies meant that rain was not far away this morning as we got up. No breakfast promised so we set about making our own, and of course sandwiches for lunch. The Staffs way was our route again today. Map reading is a problem when its raining, and today was no exception. We covered field after field full of sticky red mud, ankle deep, but we press on. Our first call of any distinction was Codsall, a small town in Staffs. it was bucketing down, there weren't many folk about. Due north we passed over the M54, there were plenty of folk about here, in cars though. Still going north we came upon Brewood on The Shropshire Union Canal. It became fine for a short while, so we had a pleasant lunch on the towpath, in hazy sunshine, it didn't last long. Following the towpath n.n.e. we came across an aquaduct which passed over Watling up Street (A5) now tell me what did The Romans do for us? The A5 at this point is as straight as a die. People were packing up their belongings from their barges, going back to that place tomorrow, we don't talk about.
3 miles further on we left the towpath for a small village called Lapley, I decide, because I read the maps, and where there is a P.H. on the map thats good enough for me. What the signs dont tell you, is when they are shut, and this one was., horror of horrors!. We had to ring Ross, and he took us to another one in Wheaton Aston, hurray. Free pitch for the night, and maybe a beer or two.