Thursday 17th September 2020 on the Ashby.
Another lovely early morning.
The Barometer is rising, which is a good sign. The little bear was a gift from Thailand when Jon, the cabinet maker on MM's build, married Panutchka and we were invited to their lovely wedding.
"Letting Go" for another early start.
Just round the bend from our overnight mooring was a detailed information board explaining that this is believed to be the site of Boudicca's ill fated last battle with the Romans.
M was walking the towpath again; it really was lovely cruising and surprisingly rural, given the proximity of Nuneaton.
Standing all alone, wondering where all its companions that used to line the canals had gone, this symbol of a bygone age could proudly carry 24 phone conversations at the same time! Now, a single fibre-optic cable can carry tens of thousands of simultaneous conversations.
As we have plenty of time in hand, we have decided to take a trip up the Ashby Canal, which we last did in 2013. It runs for 20 lock free miles and was originally cut to carry coal from the Leicester coalfields and later to take high quality coal from Moira to London.
Bridge No.1. We moored up soon after.
We brought out the chairs, sat with a gin and tonic in the evening sunshine and spent a happy afternoon watching the world go by.
What a surprise! "Aileen Rose" is another Kingsground boat and is the reason that we have MM. In 2010, we went to the Beale Park narrowboat show and "Aileen Rose" was KG's show boat under a huge marquee. We really only went in because it was raining! We were shown around Aileen Rose by her owner Fiona and her husband Ken, and that was what led us to decide on KG to build MM. We've not see Fiona and Ken since, but they remembered us!
Just managed to get a quick photo as they were passing.
Today: 7 miles, 0 locks and 2.7 hours
Trip: 68 miles, 29 locks and 39.9 hours
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