Last night we were moored opposite The Three Tunns pub, their outside lighting reflecting on the cut.
This morning we were away just after 10 o’clock, it seams no one has told the weather the clocks have changed but it soon warm up. I rather liked this little notice on the fencing behind the towpath.
During the course of the day we met a few boats out and about. The new housing estate beside the canal at Dunstal Farm Bridge is really taking shape from what I have read it should include a school and canal improvements, for that we will have to wait and see.
A little further along the canal all the polly tunnels have been erected ready for this years crop of asparagus.
I was rather taken by the name on this boat, well I assume it was the name, it may have just been the location like some people have Braunston on their boats.
Passing Streethay Wharf there is a boat moored that wont be going far for the next month until this Moorhen has laid and hatched her brood.
Last time we came this way they were trying to raise an ex BWB work boat, as you can see they failed but there is still a row of pumps on the bank with suction hoses dropping into the hold, so it looks as if they will be trying again at some point.
Our planned stop was Fradley Junction so we decided to join the Trent and Mersey canal and do two locks before mooring, both locks were against us but we didn’t see the boat ahead until they left the top lock, once above the locks we were pleased to see a couple of mooring spots well in the open.
Today’s Journey
11½ miles, 2 Locks in 4¾ hours
The Google map of the entire journey to date can be seen at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=17mjw4LFpTYhyPS1NB_mGzeZAr913Rivl&usp=sharing
You can also see our planned itinerary at https://canalplan.uk/journey/16879_cp
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