Another sunny morning

Today we set off from our mooring to a lovely bright sunny morning,the canal was at its best with green hedges lining both sides and the  straight water That stretched in front of our boat was like a shiny mirror.

We cruise on till we reach the outskirts of Rugby where we have three locks to operate at Hillmorton, here the locks are set in pairs so it feasible for two boats to go up or down at the same time or one boat up and one down. Then we are in Rugby where the moder game of Rugby football was founded when Webb Ellis a pupil in Rugby school decided to cheat at football ( soccer) and picked up the  ball in his hand thus started the game of rugby union. We don't stop and visit Rugby as we have been here before and we are just tryinig to g et to our new marina as quick as we can with out rushing.

We were going to do a shop in Rugby but missed the bridge where the Tescos store was so we stopped at Newbold on Avon and visited the local Co- op where we topped up provisions before taking on water again. We left Newbold with out any mishaps this time as last time we were here I fell in the water up to my waist.

So it's through the 250 yds tunnel pass Brinklow marina and pass Stretton Wharf before mooring up,for the night by bridge 26. See you tomorrow