Last night we ate at the Horse and Jockey about 5 minutes walk from where we moored along an unlit lane with no pavements, it's not a busy lane but this time of the year a torch is essential. The pub was very busy and even booking when we first moored up we only had a choice of 1830 or 2100hrs. So we went for the early slot, I don't know how many covers they have but its a big establishment with 2 bar staff and 6 waiters. 3 courses with wine came to £80
This morning we were off at about 1020 in bright sun but cool breeze, as the day went on the breeze dropped and the sun got warmer. We stopped for water at Market Bosworth and while we were there a ambulance went into town over the canal bridge and the air ambulance also went over, we could hear more sirens in the distance. The air ambulance didn't stop long and was soon on its way again.
Sutton Cheney Wharf was heaving although there were a couple of free moorings, I don't think there were any car parking spaces. Another busy spot, this time with boats was Shenton Aqueduct mostly moored on the off side, where as Stoke Golding bend was deserted apart from hundreds of ducks, I did consider mooring there but the thought of all those ducks calling for bread a 6 in the morning set me against the idea so we carried on to just short of Hinkley by bridge 19 where there is a good piled edge and tucked in there for the night, any further and it gets noisy from the industrial units.
Today's Journey
10 miles, no locks in 4¼hours
To see the total route on Google maps then please to TO and TO for a fully expandable map
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