Hartshill to Snarestone
Under way at 0715. At 0910 we turned onto the Ashby Canal - new territory. An hour later David and I cycled from Bridge 9 to have a look at St. Botolph's church. Stopped at the boatyard at Stoke Goldington Wharf to buy oil as the 150 hour service is coming up. The oil was decanted from a large container into one of our empty oil containers (but what will we put the old oil in? Milk containers?) The oil cost £11 (I guess we had five litres, but I suppose it might even have been an old-fashioned gallon. Would that have been possible?)
While we watered up I cycled to Market Bosworth to have a quick look round. Back on board we stopped a bit further on to have a look at some of the historic boats which had moored for the Ashby Canal festival. I bought a small "Buckby" can to paint (£7.95).
lunchtime on the Ashby Canal
About five miles before the end of the canal Jan decided she hadn't been getting enough exercise, so she got off and walked the rest of the way. Along the route she started to get a painful foot, but we didn't see each other until Snarestone.
At 1830 we moored at the current terminus of the canal just beyond Snarestone Tunnel. In the canal society's tent, appropriately, was some Measham ware. John and David cycled via Measham to Moira to look at the restored bit of canal.
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