Friday’s destination was
Hawkesbury Junction, also known as Sutton Stop, this is the junction of the
Oxford and the Coventry Canals and the stop lock between the two still exists
with a rise and fall of only about nine inches, but the old canal companies
guarded their water very jealously. Shortly before we arrived we passed the
graveyard of old Volkswagen vehicles, I will never understand the mentality of
collecting things and then just letting them rot away, but the lady in the bath
didn’t appear concerned.
Another pub has bitten
the dust, The Elephant and Castle, five minutes before the junction, is now
boarded up. The Greyhound, however, right by the lock, is busier than ever, we
couldn’t get a table until 8.30 on Saturday evening. As we walked towards the
pub we were concerned by the heavy drumming sound coming from that direction,
it was Morris dancers, but of course I had not bothered to bring the camera,
but we enjoyed another excellent meal in this characterfull pub.
Sunday morning was
bright and warm as we descended the nine inches and turned right under the
bridge and headed North, Another pub that was only boarded up a year or so ago, The Navigation Inn, would appear to be undergoing a restoration, or I hope it is rather than demolition. We soon passed The Charity Dock, I think it must be
owned by the same guy who collects the Volkswagens, only here he has more mannequins
and an even bigger collection of rotting boats.
A few minutes later we accomplished
the tight turn into the Ashby Canal and planned to cruise for another hour or
so, but within minutes the sun was suddenly blotted out and a vicious hail
storm hit us. I kept going until the sun came back out, but my bottom half was
drenched and as soon as a bit of Armco came into sight, I moored up to it, just
in time as the rain returned as I fastened the last mooring line and here we
will stay.
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