Hillmorton

Yesterday afternoon the weather was great but just as we went to bed it hammered it down. This morning blue sky’s and sunshine. I went to set off at ten and it happened again, but this time it was a boat coming towards us and as we were in a row of moored boats continuing to pull out would have made life difficult for him. Once we were on the move the canal was surprisingly busy with Clifton Cruiser hire boats and private boats, we even had two come out of Brinklow Marina towards us and then a lone canoeist.

Amada Hire had one of their boats out on the hard, the hull carries its fare share of patches.

At Newbold Diana jumped ship at the Barley Mow to go to the Co-op re-joining me at Bridge 51. Just behind the towpath beside the bridge there is some major construction work going on with a steel framed building going up. I must say they have their priorities right with the hot pool going in first, its as big as a small swimming pool.

I didn’t have to wait many minutes for Diana so it gave me a chance to take the photos. A little further on there is a public area, it says welcome at the top of the board the rest is covered in “don’t” symbols.

Coming into Rugby the towpath to the north is a lovely hard, dry surface.

Get to the north of the shopping area to where the boats are moored and the housing estate comes out onto the towpath its just a sea of mud.

We carried on, not seeing any more boats and moored for the night about midway between Hillmorton Locks and Kent Road Bridge, this is probably the furthest you can get from the railway along here . 

Today’s Journey

7 miles with no locks in 2¾ hours