Another grey day

April days are beginning to all look the same, overcast, threatening rain but not doing anything useful. At least if it is going to be cold and miserable it could have the decency to chuck some water into the canal.

Keen readers of the blog may have noticed I got Shackerstone and Snarestone mixed up yesterday, but I've corrected it now.

We carried on our journey back to the Coventry but ended up about four miles short of the junction when we decide we were going to stop. I would like to visit the Ashby again when the sun is shining, I haven't felt like going exploring away from the boat at all, by the time we moor I just want to light the fire and stay warm.

I did get a nice photo of where the old motte and bailey castle at Shackerstone used to be, just a nice round mound in a field now.

The weather put us off the idea of visiting the Bosworth Battlefield so that is something for another trip.

We might make it as far as Atherstone tomorrow with the prospect of 11 locks on Sunday.

Today's journey 15.5 miles

So far this year we have travelled 153.5 miles, 106 locks, 4 swing bridges and 5 tunnels

In 2011 we travelled 461.4 miles, 444 locks, 3 swing bridges, 34 lift bridges and 15 tunnels

During 2010 we travelled 740.3 miles, 642 locks, 53 swing bridges, 4 lift bridges and 25 tunnels

Since Ray retired we have travelled 1355.2 miles, 1192 locks, 60 swing bridges, 38 lift bridges and 45 tunnels