Old friends and new boat.

The next morning fairly early,  I set off walking, it was pretty rough underfoot for fast walking but I did.

Me setting off.  I brought this fleece back when WaL was new, 2012, I think I could have a new one.

Wild violets

A pretty pinky one.

Passing Hartshill.

So this has partially sunk, abandoned now I think, so what happens next?  Can this situation be prevented from a pollution point of view. 

Can't quite see but its the well know telegraph post, not showing up so well.

I walked all through Nuneaton, it's not a pretty town, a bit of rubbish about but way less than I expected.  Almost out of the town I hopped back onboard.  

Coffee and a sit down through what was empty rough ground but a zonking great building has gone up, empty last year but operational this year with new houses adding to the mix,  the outskirts of Nuneaton are much nicer than the centre or I should say where the canal goes past.

Marston Junction, the gateway to the Ashby Canal.

We have never managed to get onto the moorings near bridge 3 on here.  But our luck had changed and the advanced party had saved us a place.

Plain ones but lovely to see original mile markers.

Moored up and sat in the sun.

Here are the advanced party.  Lesley and Joe on their new boat NB Hogarth

Lesley and I walked the wee doggies Tucker and Marsha.  We went over two fields and then onto an unmarked lane.  Cars  ZOOMED past us, one red sports car literally aimed for us only serving at the last minute around and hooting us, driven by a woman too.

Fabulous to be with "The Yars" again, we travelled together previously for the whole of 2015 when we plus two other boats did a mammoth cruise including going over The Wash.  Now that was a great adventure.

HERE

This was when we met up with NB Yarwood (Lesley and Joe) ten years ago for an awfully big adventure.

Supper was on WaL with the fine company, we brought up with us the leftover turkey from Easter and I made it into a pasta dish with tomatoes and beans.

Its going to be a fun trip.