Off at 9.10 in sunshine and much less wind than before. Today was the day for Atherstone Locks, 11 of them, which are currently restricted in operation to between 9 am & 4 pm in order to save water. Luckily we either found locks in our favour or met a boat coming the other way all the way up the flight, so can say hand on heart that we used the absolute minimum! Best of all, they are the last locks we will encounter until next Tuesday.
We stopped for lunch halfway, then moored again beyond the top lock, to investigate the advertised Post Office & Stores "only 1 minute from the bridge". For once, the sign was right! Furthermore, the Coleshill Road Post Office was a real gem: well-stocked, friendly - and they sold logs! Carrying them back to the boat Brian was very grateful for that "only 1 minute".
It was now 3.30 and we decided to go no more than hour before we stopped for the night. We are moored therefore at Cherrytree Farm Bridge in the middle of very pleasant countryside (apart from the West Coast main line which, like the poor, is always with us). Time to get the stove going! First, the chimney -
The fire was carefully laid and lit, the smoke alarm was triggered three times, but we do not have the warm glow we hoped for. Apparently, they are the wrong sort of logs. Heigh ho.
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