After re-inseating some of the rubber seal around our windows we crossed the caaal to the nearby tap to fill our water tank. Then on our way north west.
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| Sutton Stop Lock empty |
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| Hawkesbury Basin, Sutton Stop Lock to the centre right, Coventry Canal through the bridge |
First we descended the approximately 1 foot deep Sutton Stop Lock, through Hawkesbury bassin and turned right onto the Coventry Canal. The onwards through the towns of Bedworth and Nuneaton.
From Bedworth to Nuneaton the canal was shallow and narrow with with trees and bushes constricting the waterway. Not a lot of interest though we were surprised by Nuneaton. In the past it was unattractive with litter on the towpath and and in the canal. It had a poor reputation and most boaters did not bother to stop. This time it was clean and there were several groups of boats moored by the towpath, a great improvement.
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| Cruising north of Nuneaton |
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| Our moorings |
However we had no reason to stop and so carried on out of the town into attractive wooded and quite hilly countryside. We eventually moored up for the day at 13:15 in a sunlit stretch opposite a field with woods beyond.
3 hours 10 mins, 1 lock, 7.39 miles
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