Wednesday 21 June 2017

Ashby Canal

It's 5pm and 30C

We have slipped off the Coventry canal on to the Ashby canal which in it's heyday transported coal & clay out of the mines at Moira.

A tranquil rural waterway meandering on a level 26 mile pound means, lucky for Sue, there are no locks to sweat over.


I have uploaded some pictures of today's 6 mile trip, I hope you like bridges as much as I do.

The start of the Ashby

Looking back to the Coventry canal


Lloyds farm bridge




Bulking road bridge


Bramcote road bridge

Mill bridge

James bridge


Dratleys bridge

Goodacres bridge

Mills bridge

Limekiln bridge (Watling street A5)

Railway bridge

Nutts bridge.

Coventry road bridge

We have stopped in Trinity marina for the night to test the inverter on shore power - all is ok.

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