The water levels on this section of the Coventry canal and also the Ashby canal are within an inch of the spill weir level so that’s good.
We were away at 10 on the dot, so we didn’t need to follow anyone for miles at two and a half miles an hour. Our mooring yesterday evening was nice and sunny and the hedge low enough for sun this morning, however we hadn’t been going long and the brolly was out again for a short time.
There were loads of volunteers working around Hawkesbury Junction, well not quite try, some were working but most taking a coffee break. The Greyhound looked nice as we passed.
There are only a couple of boats in Exhall Basin and its completely covered with waterlilies now, so I doubt they ever come out.
The canal water was quite green in colour, getting darker as we approached the terminus. There was a lot less floating debris than last time we visited so I guess the Coventry Canal Society must have been down with Panther gathering it up.
Last time we were this way these trees had just been cut back hard, the are shooting well now.
We didn’t meet any boats on our way along the arm and wondered if the basin would be full, but when we arrived there were only 3 boats here all in the South and which meant we could moor in our favourite spot at the mouth of the North arm, since we have been her 2 more boats have arrived and one is moored directly opposite on the towpath side.
This is the view from the rear doors.
Today’s Journey
9¼ miles with no locks in 3¼ hours.
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