Minworth

What a night last night, clear sky, no wind and a full moon, when I got up to go to the loo I thought it was morning, just like daylight. The down side to such a clear sky was the temperature dropped below -2°C and was still at freezing point when we got up.
During the evening I booked a table for Sunday Lunch at the Dog and Doublet so we only had 3 locks to do this morning, setting off at our normal 10am. One of the boats ahead had already left and the first lock was against us. Like yesterday it was bright and sunny.

The next 2 locks must leak badly as they were both empty when we arrived, so it only took us ¾ hour from leaving to mooring outside the pub.
I  had a card to post and there is a post box by the old Chapel at Bodymoor Heath, almost opposite is Bridge House, This was once a pub as it still has a large wall painting on one corner. It closed in late 1960’s      

 

After a pleasant Sunday lunch and just a half of TT we were on the move again up the flight. By now the weather had turned dull and a lot cooler, unlike yesterday afternoon. The locks were all over the place, some full, some empty and some somewhere in between. The doesn’t look to have been much of a change at the HS2 crossing and being Sunday no activity at all. We didn’t see another boat on the move all day. Once we cleared the locks and spoke to the very cheery fishermen we passed through Curdworth tunnel and moored for the night about half way to the Cuttle Bridge Inn at Knightley, Minworth.

Todays Journey

3½ miles, 11 locks in 3 hours