Through Nuneaton

I set off this fine Tueday morning, sun shining but with a light breeze. I only had a short distance to go before Hawkesbury Junction. However, I neglected to take any photos of the Sutton Stop lock and the junction. That is so incredibly remiss of me as this place is one of the highlights of the canals, what with the Greyhound pub and the incredibly tight 180 degree turn, not to mention the historic buildings.

But before I got there, I had to pass by the splendour of this huge substation. Oh well, they have to put them somewhere I suppose, otherwise we’d be complaining about no electricity.

Wow, look at the lines on those pylons!!

After this I passed into more acceptable scenery of trees and fields which were bordering on Bedworth. Shortly I was passing some of the more colourful and strangely entertaining gardens that border the canal.

The Stig was part of the boatyard come scrapyard at a place they call Charity Dock. To me, it’s a complete eyesore and it is quite huge, with a car scrapyard behind it.

Huge relief, as I pass into the countryside again. There are some long straight sections of canal here, not the usual meandering type normally associated with canals.

I see you!! He flew down in front of my boat and tried to hide. He thinks that if he can’t see you, you can’t see him! Difficult to take this photo as I was negotiating a bridge at he same time.

A relic of bygone times. Before the railways came along, telegraph poles used to follow canals. This is the only one that I have ever seen. Although there is another special one that I hope to show you sometime on the Shropshire Union Canal.

I love this tree in the middle of nowhere, all on it’s lonesome. This is just coming up to Springwood Haven Marina, which is near where I am moored at the moment.

I am going to have some work done on my boat for the next couple of days and therefor I won’t be uploading any content until after it is completed.