So, the plan for the day was, 2 miles to the start of Wilmcote lock flight, poodle through there and either stop just short of the basin in Stratford or in the basin itself. The Canal planner website had this journey listed as a 4hr 20 mins journey.........mmmm about that! Try 9 hours later. The … Continue reading Māhina Avon Ring – Day 16
Today was definitely a game of two halves! The first half saw us leaving a lovely spot by Lock 25 and thoroughly enjoying a meandering route through lovely countryside and forest. I have now nearly perfected getting into these tiny locks and was enjoying the sunshine, the tunes on my minirig and the birdsong coming … Continue reading Māhina Avon Ring – Day 15
We really liked the mooring in Hockley so stayed another day. After a lazy morning we logged into OS Maps to plot a nice circular walk. We've been loving this app during lockdown to find nice quiet across-fields walks to explore my moorings surroundings. Found a nice little 4.5mile circular so popped on the boots … Continue reading Māhina Avon Ring – Day 13
With a projected 24 hours of rain, we decided to stay put for the day and take it easy on ourselves. I couldn't help but smile when this friendly doggo poked his face up against the windows, desperately wanting us to play fetch with his stick, dropping it into the front deck for us. Yes.......i … Continue reading Māhina Avon Ring – Day 11
After a much needed day of simply nothing we decided to hit the water again. The rain that was planned looked like it had backed off so we cast off and headed the last bit north for the plan of this trip (little did we know it had not). Etiquette on the water is much … Continue reading Māhina Avon Ring – Day 9
That Niggling Thought 