We had heavy rain early this morning that woke me up, but by the time we were about in had blown through. The worst we had was very cold drizzle with quite a breeze behind it making it quite unpleasant. I had considered stopping in Hinkley and calling it a day, but by then things had improved dramatically so we carried on to just beyond Ashby Boat Company at Stoke Golding.
It was very easy going just passed the A5 and we easily did 4MPH thanks to the good water levels.
We only saw one boat and of course that was right at bridge 15A the railway bridge, I was closest to the bridge so as soon as I saw the bows I blow the horn and carried on, it wasn’t until I was under the bridge I realised it was a well laden fuel boat. Had I have seen that earlier I would have held back for him being heavier than me.
Just through bridge 25 almost opposite Ashby Boat Company, BW in their day put in some nice moorings with rings and raised ground areas, until a few years ago I always assumed they belonged to the hire company. There were already a few boats moored here when we arrived but plenty of room for us.
Today's Journey
6¼ miles with no locks in 2 hours
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