A graveyard for old boats
Another one of those alluring bridges to the former line of the canal
Sunday 27th July
Cast off at 8.45 am. As is often the case with these trips, we start overlaying in bed till later and later in the morning.
Reached lock at Sutton Stop where the Oxford Canal meets the Coventry. We had to wait for a couple of boats to come through, but the drop in the locks is barely half a metre.
Stopped and used facilities. Made it up to Marston’s Junction where the Ashby Canal starts. Moored close to Bridge 2 and had a BBQ on a scorchingly hot day. Quite a few craft passed by.
Set off again at 3.30 pm. Soon the canal opened up into the fields and slight hill to starboard that we remembered from the last time that we came.
At 7pm we stopped by Bridge 30. Walked to the Dog and Hedgehog at Daddlington, but they only had mushroom stroganoff for veggies on a Sunday evening and hadn’t enough rice for two portions. We decided to finish our drinks and head back to the boat where we had a meal of tomato and marscapone sauce with pasta and garlic bread. Clear night sat on the back of the boat.
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