Boredom on the water

Well not boredom for the adults but the last picture was the highlight of the day for the children. 

After the first boat past before 6:30 (Why ???) we got up and eventually set off at 8:30. 

Today had the nicest weather of any day so far and we might look like we've been to Costa Rugby. 

The Oxford canal is beautiful. 

Just outside Coventry you have canal, railway and M6 within yards of each other. We know which we prefer. 

It got hotter and hotter and these horses decided to have a bath in the canal. 

Then it was Hawkesbury junction and the end of the Oxford. 

I decided to be clever and take a picture on my way into the lock. 

Which provoked much panicking as I realised that allowing the boat to steer itself into a lock is perhaps not the best way. Anyway we made it. 

CanalPlan said we should stop at Charity Dock. However it proved more of a graveyard than a dock so we pressed on. 

We briefly thought about going up the Ashby canal as we are ahead of schedule but decided this would make it more of a mission and being ahead of schedule means we can stop if we see something interesting.  This is the turning we did not take. 

There is lots of history to see if you look for it and here is a lone telegraph pole from when they canal would have them all the way along its length. 

Finally we stopped at the Anchor pub jus through Nuneaton. The kids went to the bouncy castle and we haven't seen them in an hour. Happy Holidays but it's more Costa Lotta than Costa Rugby.