Yesterday evening we ate out for the first time of this trip at Herbs and Spice, a very small indian restaurant with 4-5 tables on the edge of the town. It did not serve alcohol although one good bring one's own but fortunately was only just around the corner from the supermarkets. The food was very good and we would recommend it were you to ever visit Atherstone.
Our sleep was disturbed around midnight last night by the loud noise of low flying helicopter(s) circling. We heard later there had been an armed robbery at Atherstone Post Office about 5-10 minutes walk from the mooring.
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| Views on the Atherstone flight |
Our planned journey today was to descend the 11 Atherstone Locks. After setting off at 9:50 we were soon into the top lock. From then on everything went smoothly despite warnings of low water in some of the pounds. Denise did most of the lock work since my back has not fully recovered from a slight strain last week. Fortunately there were several boats ascending which reduced the need for the locks to be filled first.
As can be seen from the photos the locks are attractively set in wooded surroundings.
We left the final lock just before 1pm and moored soon afterwards. out in the countryside
3 hours 5 mins, 11 locks, 1.92 miles
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