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| Moored at Hartshill Yard to get Water |
We
are on the move today and it was another sunny hot day as we set off along the
canal to the water point to fill up.
Once the tank was full we went on our way, there were a few boats
around, one in front of us and a few coming the other way.
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| Springwood Haven Marina |
We
went a couple of miles and stopped at Springwood Haven Marina. It is a lovely small marina in a delightful
setting, so peaceful. We went in the
Chandlery which is very well stocked to get a few things we needed. You can use the Elsan for a small charge and
also fill up with water if you need to and just give a donation. They are very friendly in the Chandlery.
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| One of the Bridges through Nuneaton |
We
then went on our way once more through Nuneaton which is not too nice and moored up past Bridge 17 which looked a
lovely open quiet spot but we hadn’t been there long when a motor bike came
along the towpath and there were several cyclists and as the towpath was very
narrow, after we had our lunch we decided to move on.
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| Marston Junction |
We
set off again along the canal and after a couple more bridges we were at
Marston Junction which is the junction with the Ashby Canal and we turned left
onto the Ashby leaving the Coventry canal behind us.
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| Turning onto the Ashby Canal |
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| Going through the Old Stop Lock |
The
Ashby canal is 22 miles long and is a rural canal and quite shallow in places,
we hired a boat on here back in 2008 and the only other time we have done it
was in 2013, but we only did half of it, so we are looking forward to doing it
all and exploring the villages and places which run along the canal.
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| The Lovely Rural Ashby |
When
you turn into the Ashby it is very narrow, there used to be a stop lock here
but that has now gone.
We
chugged on along the canal and moored up between bridges 2 and 3.
We
are staying here tonight and then will move on a short distance tomorrow.
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| Moored Between Bridge 2 and 3 |
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