Today's journey took us to the end of the Ashby Canal, originally the end was eight miles further on at Moira but apart from a detached stretch at Moira those eight miles are now in the realms of canals where restoration is planned. Whether I will manage to cruise any of them in my lifetime is debatable. At the moment the canal ends with a swing bridge and a short stretch of moorings belonging to the Ashby Canal Association.
Just as we were heading along a stretch that is very exposed the wind got up and we could see that it was raining in the distance. We stopped on the moorings just before the Snarestone Tunnel for an hour or so to let the worst of the weather pass us by before we went through the tunnel to the end of the navigable canal. We then had to turn round and head back through the tunnel, it's only 250 yards long but it actually passes underneath the village of Snarestone .
We are now heading back towards the junction with the Coventry Canal, we probably won't reach the junction tomorrow, it all depends on the weather, what time we get up and whether we stop to visit anywhere enroute.
Today's journey 11.2 miles and 2 tunnels (well the same one twice!)
So far this year we have travelled 138 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 1339.7 miles, 1192 locks, 60 swing bridges, 38 lift bridges and 45 tunnels
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