We left Alweras on Thursday 25th July at 6.30am (the hottest day on record) to do the locks and give Nugget a walk before the sun got going.
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| Cows keeping cool |
All the locks were in our favour and we had a lovely cruise through to Fradley Junction. The boating facilities here are great . Leaving the Trent & Mersey, turning left at Fradley Junction, we moored at the beginning of the Coventry Canal where luckily we had some shade from the trees. We enjoyed a pub lunch in The Swan where they had plenty of fans attempting to keep customers cool. Sometime later we returned to Coventina, currently masquerading as an oven (33'C)
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| Fradley Junction |
Last night we moored near Hademore Farm Bridge - still a warm day but much more pleasant. A short walk takes you into the local village of Whittington. A lovely place with a Co-op, pubs, chinese take-away and a large park. Nugget, Chris & Helen shared an Ice Cream! Cruising along just out of Whittington we passed a large forest area. Boats are not allowed to moor in this area, sound advice, as this is where the military do their rifle training. 😉.
We later moored up at Drayton Brick Bridge and had a walk into the village Drayton Bassett, noting the unusual footbridge on the way.
Sir Robert Peel is buried in the churchyard of St Peters in the village.
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| St Peters Church - Drayton Bassett |
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