It was bit of a blustery night with the wind right on our stern doors, not the best nights sleep, so this morning we set off early to avoid the rain, well before 8-30 is early for us.
After leaving Fazeley you pass a new housing development on the towpath side, just after Sutton Road bridge, CRT have dredged the offside alonghere, I was hoping they would also dredge out the reeds further up. but no luck.
The weather was quite pleasant and we met a few boats, a couple at bridge holes and a couple by a string of moored boats. As we approached Fradley I saw my first pair of swans of the season, but nesting doesn’t look to be going to well.
The weather app on the Ipad said rain at 12 o’clock, we should just make Fradley Junction by then and we did, spot on. However the weather looked fine, even a bit of sun so we decided to push on. We hadn’t cleared the swing bridge when it started lightly raining, we both thought it wont be much and pushed on, by the time we got to Shadehouse Lock we were wet and and there were no available moorings, Diana went to change out of her wet clothes and I motored on to Wood End Lock by which time Diana was dried out, but still it rained. As I entered the lock I spotted a tiny nest in the wall of the lock entrance, I walked back down to photograph it but its not come out well, as its not visible from the bank. If it stops raining I will try again.
Above the lock all the moorings on the piling were occupied so we are on pins at the top end graunching about on the underwater rocks.
Today’s Journey
12 miles, 3 Locks in 4½ hours
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