We woke this morning to find the canal frozen edge to edge,with a clear bright sky and bright sunshine. thankfully before we set off a boat came by cutting a nice channel for us to follow. We set off and at the first bridge met a boat coming the other way. This bridge is close to a bend and there was a plastic cruiser moored as close as he could to the bridge. He didn’t look impressed as I came very close to his stern breaking ice. After the bridge the u=ice was smashed to next to nothing and as we headed south the ice disappeared completely but the towpath remained frosty.
With the chances of getting iced in looked quite possible we felt it best to fill with water, we decided to do this at Newbold which turned out to be a good choice, as when we got to Rugby there was a boat locked up on the waterpoint, to rub it in they were a waterway trader. By the moorings just before the Newbold water point one boat has taken over the woodland as their laundry.
Also close to the anti cycling gates we found this little memorial to someone's son. Unfortunately the frost has spoilt the flowers. I know no further details.
The moorings in both Newbold and Rugby were a lot busier than when we came out, maybe people wand hospitality for the new year. This trip I have posted a few photos of unusual chimney rain caps, well here is yet another on an exhaust stack .
As we have a date early in the New Year that we have to be home fore we really can’t afford to get caught in the forecast freeze which may or may not happen so we carried on and worked up the three Hillmorton locks to moor for the night.
Todays Journey
9½ miles with 3 locks in 4½
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