It rained most of the evening yesterday but was very warm over night, this mooring we woke to bright warm sun. We set off at our normal 10 o'clock with very few other boats moving. At Harteshill the volunteers had their chipper boat bows in the basin and stern well across the cut, it was suggested that I tried getting round the stern, which to my surprise I managed with a whole inch to spare, the gap was the best part of 8 feet but the bank curves under the bridge, I was well aware that if I did touch it could easily jam with the angles involved so very slowly.
Another surprise was volunteers at the first two Atherstone locks, we were the fifth boat to transit the locks with one about half an hour ahead, this meant the first 7 locks were against us, but we did meet boats in the bottom half. There was plenty of water coming down the flight. Once clear of the locks we stopped to fill with water at the services before continuing on to Polesworth for the night. Unfortunately our favourite Indian takeaway is closed on Tuesdays as is the Chinese takeaway. So we will be checking out the Yard Spice.
Today's Journey
8½ miles 11 locks in 4½ hours
To see the total route on Google maps then please to TO and TO for a fully expandable map
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