What a day to wakeup to, after a clear starry skied night it was bright sunshine. Leaving at ten the canal was very quiet for the first hour or so. The narrow beam Dutch Barge styled boat has returned to its moorings by the A38 bridge. While Diana was steering I tackled some of the may rust spots on the roof with Kurust. I know it wont fix it but hopefully slow things down over the winter months. Needless to say as soon as I finished the black clouds appeared, thankfully it didn’t rain on what I had just done.
Passing the Litchfield Cruising Club the parapet wall on the ramp leading to their access bridge has collapsed onto the ramp, maybe a falling tree was responsible I don’t know.
Looking back the transmitter tower at Hopwas, if I had have taken the photo five minutes later you would have seen a plane passing it, its all in the timing, just like my photos of bushes where a Kingfisher had been sitting. You can however see the clouds gathering.
The sunken cruiser is still there as you come into Fazeley, its just the bollards on the towpath have gone now. At Fazeley junction we turned right up the B&F to visit Fazeley Mill marina for diesel. This has recently been bought by the Rothen Group but the phone number is the same.
There is lots of work going on there with the ground works and the pontoons. It should be noted that the road gates are now kept closed and you need to contact reception to get in.I didn’t check access from the towpath. Once topped up with diesel we headed back to the junction to moor for the night.
Today’s Journey
11½ miles, no locks in 4½ hours
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We met a disgruntled boater on a cruiser who had been told in no uncertain terms that it was private property! He had slipped through a gap in the fence which has been there for years. They wouldn't fill his jerrycan either. If you want to go there on foot you have to ring the bell at the road gate - but the bell hasn't actually been fitted yet!
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