Fradley Village

Merry Christmas to all my readers

The plan for today was to just sit and chill, but by half ten we had an itchy tiller so set off for Fradley Junction, the weather was actually sunny and clear but only a few degrees above freezing. As we approached the new offside mooring just before Brookhay Bridge, please would have been nice.

It looks a bit different to last time we passed, now that they have felled lots of the trees and put in a concrete base and a wooden chalet.

We stopped for water just before the junction before heading through the swing bridge. I took that must have shot of the Swan public house but this

shot captured 52+ pigeons in it sitting on the wire suspended across the junction. The reminded me of a string of Christmas lights. In the junction I winded, watched by those sitting outside the pub drinking, before head back along the Coventry canal. We carried on for about half an hour before mooring in Fradley Village by bridge 90. To our surprise we are the only boat here.
Tonight we will have our Christmas dinner but we have started on the cake and Baileys.

 

Today’s Journey

4¾ miles with no locks in 2¼ hours