We set off a few minutes before ten, just after the boat with a funny name came by who had been moored just around the bend ahead. When we passed where he was moored this is what I saw. Yes he had dumped his hot ash in the bottom of a dry hedgerow, thankfully a couple of buckets of canal water fixed it.
Just by where we were moored and at regular distances along the towpath are these metal “bits” set in concrete, there are none North of the Anchor pub. Any ideas anyone ?
We passed the Hartshill CRT maintenance Yard, a few boats there but looking very unloved just like the landing area for the waterpoint, It would be great if a local volunteering group took it on.
Yet another sunken boat with all its belongings floating about . Needless to say I had just met a boat coming the other way.
Mancetter Marina have created about a dozen on line moorings since we were last this way, a bit moor to do at tick over. However I must say I like what they have done with Archimedes.
We carried on to Atherstone and moored up while Diana went for a few bits of shopping, while she was gone I fitted a new smoke detector. Did you know they have an expiry date? After lunch we continued to the top of the locks to wind passing the old hat factory. The bridge has now been partly cordoned as the building is collapsing.
While we were moored two dayboats from Boot Wharf came by for a large 60th birthday celebration but they weren't self drive, they had employed skippers. After turning round we headed back to the south of Nuneaton, but on the way we stopped to pick some plums by bridge 34. there are loads there if your passing that way.
We passed the sunken narrowboat near Springwood Haven again and these are the two notices on the towpath side .
Today’s Journey
11 miles with no locks in 4½ hours
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