It was dry and a bit brighter this morning, but quite chilly when the cloud was at its thickest. We set off at 8, and made our way past the allotments and back gardens of Nuneaton. We past a fuel boat going the other way.
At Marston Junction, a boat seemed to have just come off the Ashby Canal, but was over at the far side of the winding hole, so we slipped past. Charity Dock seemed to have more boats, now double moored most of the way along, and more comedy, with a load of new characters in the gardens.
We planned to stop for water at Hawkesbury Junction, but two of the taps we could have used were in use, and another was broken. The two boats ahead of us turned under the bridge onto the Oxford Canal.
We carried on straight towards Coventry Basin, where we haven’t been since 2015. Then I commented on new housing, and now there is even more. Some, down by the basin, has Coventry Canal Company on it, and I wonder what the actual company would have made of it.
The bridge into the basin always looks impossibly small.
At the moment you have to book a mooring in the basin, because of Coventry being UK City of Culture.We booked online at the end of last week, and the only space available was on C mooring. I had no idea which one that was, but by fluke we seem to have pretty much the best mooring in the whole place. There is a floating library/reading room behind us.
We went for lunch at the cafe in the basin — passable toasted sandwiches, but nothing special — and then went for a walk into the city centre, which seems much improved since the last time we were here. We visited the old and new Cathedrals, where the tapestry and stained glass always impress.
This evening, I am making use of being reasonably close to a station by getting a train into London for a work event.
13 miles, 0 locks. (229 miles, 246 locks)
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