The start of a long summer journey

Today we started our 3 month trip back to the Fens, which we last visited 7 years ago.  We had already taken our clothes to the boat a couple of days ago so all we had to do this morning was to pack all the food and turn off the water and all the non-vital switches in the house..

On the Coventry Canal

After lunch on the boat we set off eastwards down the Trent & Mersey, through Fradley Junction where we were helped through the two locks by CRT volunteers and onto the Coventry Canal, mooring near the new Kings Orchard Martina, a journey of 6 miles and 3 locks.  It was wonderful being back on the water again, the experience made even more enjoyable by the sunny weather and the flowers along the canalside.