Tamworth

Our longest day so far this trip.  There is no particular reason to stop between Atherstone Locks and Tamworth and  we needed the engine to run for an extra hour or two to get the batteries fully charged.

Coventry Canal near Poleworth

The scenary at the start was fairly flat and agricultural but soon we entered more wooded and hilly contryside.

Ahead of us we saw a slow moving narrowboat which turned out to be under tow by another narrowboat.  There was little opportunity to overtake them so we kept our speed down to little more than tickover at about 2.2mph for about 1.5 hours.

Old working boats at Alvecote

The next place of note was Alvecote marina.  We had been told by another boater that there had been a wedding there yesterday attended by working boats in traditional livery.  A number werestill  moored along the canalside. 

travelling betwen the 2 Glascote Locks in Tamworth

Soon afterwards the canal enters the large town of Tamworth though it gets no closer than a mile from the centre.  Here the pair of boats ahead of us moored up so we were able to complete our journey at our normal speed.  But first we had to descend the two Glascote locks, the only ones we passd through  today.

Moored near Tamworth

The next stop was the waterpoint at Fazeley Junction where the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal joins the Coventry.  Having filled up with water  we were hoping to stop at the nearby moorings but they were full so had to carry on for another 1/4 mile to a shaded spot near very busy A5.  Thanks to our double glazing the noise is not intrusive.

4 hours 45 mins , 2 locks, 9 mile

We set off at 10am