Marston Junction.

Again last night we had rain, we also had very few TV channels and no Three mobile signal, that is why the blog went out today.
The clock on the wall may have changed but the ones in side us are still a bit out so we were away at 9-30 this morning to a rather overcast day with a few spots of rain, but it soon improves and feeling quite spring like. This is a photo you wont see very often as I was on the towpath with Diana steering.

They had just finished lifting boats in and out at Boot Wharf as we passed with the freshly blacked ones back in the cut and the crane all packed away, if we had been half an hour earlier there may have been something to photograph. Since we  were last this way the new housing estate has creped over to meet the towpath.

These are opposite the large logistics centre on the off side. The office block that goes with it is mainly glass but we have never spotted anyone in there when we have passed.

By now it was quite overcast and we decided to moor a short way before Marston Junction. Selecting reverse to stop I picked up a right blade full. it was mainly roots and twigs with a bit of rag and plastic all wound up in fishing line. Once I had it clear the fishing line just kept coming and coming. Feeling round the stern with the boathook I pulled up a broken fishing rod with almost a full real of line.

Today’s Journey

8 miles with no locks in 3 hours