Last night as we were in a city we went out to eat, we couldn’t get a table at Jinseon where we have been in the past with the table BBQ, so we decided to try Ghana Restaurant/Afrilicken Junction and it was interesting. We will probably have a Takeaway from there next time as the venue is not over exciting. Despite the weather forecast the evening stayed dry as can be seen from this night shot.
The basin was deserted over night and we had a very quiet night but you need good blackouts as its like daylight all night. This morning another treat with a full cooked breakfast at Playwrights, I was surprised when asked if we had booked at 9 in the morning, they certainly do a good trade.
We set off at 10am leaving an empty basin behind us, we had been the only boat there all night, but we did meet on boat making their way to the end.
There are some interesting sculptures along the towpath as you come into Coventry, but I a at a lose to know what this one depicts, part of an old car, but the context is lost on me.
Its good to see no one has managed to throw the sofa in the canal yet or set fire to it, I can’t remember when it first appeared. There are even more flats and houses along the banks of the arm now, there can’t be room for many more to be built.
As we came into Bedworth we ran into fine drizzle but it only lasted a few minutes to be followed by a dull rainbow but we couldn’t see any sun. The wood framed building has grown a little in the past week, I think I will look the plans up to see what its going to be. Coming into Nuneaton we met Jason on Bargus towing his butty with a new dog onboard.
We are heading back to base due to two stoppages on this stretch starting Monday, the first a gas pipe is the longest shutdown, not sure how they will spin the job out that long, probably days of doing nothing, the other is shorter and a foot bridge in Atherstone. That one has notices up warning of the closure, but nothing at Nuneaton.
Passing The Anchor Pub at Hartshill we could see that as well as a large marque behind the building they have also cleared a lot of land and put new fences up.
We carried on to moor for the night a short way before the Atherstone flight with the houses between us an the railway.
Today’s Journey
16¼Miles no locks in 5¼ hours
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Hi Brian, the statue is to do with the Daimler car manufacturer. The original building was sited there I believe. There is a plaque beneath it or at least was one in 2021
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