Atherstone

Last night when we walked back from The Greyhound the grass definitely had a sparkle to it and it definitely felt much cooler, so we turned the stove up a notch. When I got the TV aerial in before bed the front deck was covered in ice, and the sky  clear and star light. During the night it started to rain and warmed up quite a bit, enough to start throwing bedclothes off. Thankfully the rain stopped before we set off , the sky turned blue and the sun came out.
I made bit of a hash getting round the junction and had a disagreement with the willow on the far side. Other than that things were going well.
In Nuneaton someone has painted their garden wall that backs onto the towpath which brighten things up a bit.

From the weather forecast we should have made Atherstone before this afternoons rain came, we made Springwood Haven, the wind picked up, the sky turned dark and we got the rain for probably half an hour before it moved away. After that we had a good run to Atherstone top lock where we have moored for the night with no more rain.

Today’s Journey

11 miles, 1 lock in 3¾hours