Last night as we were in Birmingham it had to be an Indian Restaurant, our second visit to Barajee which is situated on Broad Street tunnel.
We set off at our normal 10am and within minutes it started raining. As you can see we were the only
boat moored down here. As we passed the gym the fire alarm was sounding and all these bodies in tight clothing spilled out onto the towpath and made their way to the assembly point, I bet they soon felt the chill in the air.We made our way round the Oozells Loop and out onto the main line heading towards Tipton.
The view that the new houses had on the Icknield Loop had of the Main Line has now gone as they are building a 6 story block right in front of them. I wonder how many knew that was coming. 
We continued up the New Main Line passing under the Engine Arm aqueduct. 
As we passed Spon Lane junction the rain stopped which was nice. At Albion junction we turned left and up the three Brades Hall locks where it really started to rain. Since we were last this way a new building has appeared in the grounds of the Hindu Shri Venkatesware Temple. As soon as we cleared the locks and turned right on the Old Main Line the rain stopped. Continuing on or way we turner right at Tipton Junction, left would have taken us to the Dudley Tunnel and the Black Country Museum, lots of people rate the moorings there, but we find the road noisy. As we approached Owen Street bridge I could see some canoes approaching from the opposite direction, but they turned and pulled to the side so I continued on through slowly and passed them, there were 4 canoes lashed together in pairs for extra stability. Our destination was only just past them on the left hand side outside the health centre.
Here is a map of our total journey this year
Todays Journey
3 Locks, 9 miles in 3¼ hours
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