Alvecote

We had two great meals last night in the Dog and Doublet from Peters Wok Kitchen beef for me and Duck for Diana.
This morning we were away before 10 with a stow away on the pigeon box, maybe this is where the name comes from. It stayed put as we went into the lock and also while we dropped down, but flew off as I moved forward.

A boat had gone down earlier but we met one at the Bodymoor Heath services. An interesting notice about CRT’s recycling policy.

Down at the bottom lock we had a family of Gongoozles keeping an eye on operations.

We backed into Fazeley Mill Marina to top up with diesel before heading to the Coventry Canal. A boat had just come through Fazeley Junction and there was another not far behind so Diana said “at least the locks will be with us”. When we arrived at Glascote bottom there were boats in both locks going up and two waiting, by the time we went up there were another two behind us. Not the speediest of transits, especially as the boat waiting behind us turned the lock and came up before the boat we were waiting for coming down had reached the lock.
Just above the locks we passed this boat moored up. That is some paint job.

We were in two minds whether to drive home this afternoon or tomorrow morning, in the end we settled for tomorrow so we have moored ½ Kilometre short of the marina for the night.

 

Today’s Journey

7¼ miles, 5 locks in 4¼ hours