Nuneaton - Coventry (Coventry Canal) - Hawkesbury (Oxford Canal)
In the end, we decided to miss out on the delights of the Ashby Canal and went to Coventry instead. It was a very pleasant detour, with a lovely modern canal basin at the end. We arrived to find some form of entertainment laid on at the quayside, though I suspect not specifically for us.
Instead, we gave the audience in the basin a good laugh whilst attempting to turn the boat. Thankfully, we didn't actually hit anything and in the end, a kindly local explained the way to do it and it all worked perfectly.
Coventry was nice and quiet, being a Sunday, but it's a shame about the Cathedral... The old, ruined Cathedral was moving, but the new one was a bit of a disappointment.
Our single lock today was at Hawkesbury; it was all of 4" deep - this may be the shallowest lock on the canal system.
Again, it's been a lovely sunny day. We have been lucky!
14 miles and one lock today.
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