Dadlington to the end of the Ashby Canal and back to Shackerstone
A perfect day for just boating along, everyone so pleasant to one another! We moored for a pub lunch in Shackerstone, a very pleasant English farming village, undeveloped and unchanged. It lies adjacent to the Bosworth Battlefield Railway line, a relic from Dr Beeching days which is now run by volunteers, but only at the weekend at this time of year.
Back on the boat for the aftenoon and just as we were approaching the Snarestone Tunnel and almost at the end of the navigable stretch when low and behold another boat named Vagabond was moored. Not just another Vagabond but THE boat our own is named after, since this was the very boat we spent many summer weekends looking for 20+ years ago when the other owner in the shared ownership scheme took off with our boat! She looked good for her age as you can see, and was still in the same colour scheme. Amazing!
We turned at the dreary end of the canal, where work is underway to reopen the remaining 8 miles to Measham (of teapot fame), but it will be a long job dependent upon public contributions.
So, we are now back in Shackerstone, looking at the net at properties for sale!
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