We'd planned to go to Shackerstone and get the Heritage Steam Train down to the "Battle of Bosworth Country Park". Unfortunately, there is a boat festival at Shackerstone this weekend, and every available mooring spot on the canal was stacked with "Historic Boats", sometimes 3 deep across the cut.
Manoeuvring through the boats in the wind and the rain was a challenge, but we managed without hitting anything (though in the process, we did lose an umbrella).
Eventually we reached the current end of the Ashby Canal at Snarestone:
Thankfully there was a pause in the rain while we looked around.
After turning the boat around (always an interesting exercise), we headed south again. Predictably, the rain started again, and we had a repeat of manoeuvring through all the boats at Shackerstone.
But eventually, we've arrived near Stoke Golding. The sun is now shining, and it looks to be a good evening.
That's the end of this voyage for us - it's been an interesting and enjoyable trip.
16.5 miles and one tunnel (twice) today.
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