Thursday 22nd Aug 2024 – Another quiet night after our labours on the Lapworth flight our mooring at Turner Green Mooring could not have been better. We set an alarm this morning as our sleeping was past 9am yesterday and the dog must have had his legs crossed, so this morning an 8am alarm did the trick and Obi was pleased to get out for a walk while I setup the boat for the day.
Canalplan put us at about an hour from our destination at Hatton, with a trip threw Shrewley Tunnel at 433 yards (395.9 m) you can see the light at the end of the tunnel all this time.
We pass the Mid-Warwickshire Yacht Club which looks very nice, some smart boats moored there, then we pass Hatton Station Bridge No 56, we turn in the Hatton winding hole and moor in the opposite direction, ready for our trip home.
Mary is the first to arrive bringing some loverly home made Custard Creams, and Lemon meringue tarts. After the welcomes, mostly of the dog, we walk down to the Hatton Locks Cafe for coffee and a sausage roll (Excellent cafe, always busy).
Antony and Ellie arrive at about 8pm ready for some warming soup and bread, lots of chat and then time for bed
Friday 23nd Aug 2024 – Woke at 7am for a wee, looked out of the window to see a larger expanse of canal that expected, it seems our bow line and pin has let go and we are blocking the canal, luckily no one is passing at that time, so we get it fixed to find the oven won’t light as the knob is stuck out. looked at cost of new cooker, £750 if I can find one in stock, so out with the WD40, will need a better clean, but for now it is working again.
Due to the delayed breakfast, we decide to head out to the cars (Useful having visitors) first we head to Sainsbury’s in Warwick, then on to ‘Boston Tea Party’ in Leamington Spa for breakfast and a quick wander around the shops.
We found a gaming store called ‘The Games Den‘ where I purchased ‘Codenames Duet’ and the across the road was ‘Corner Cottage Bakery‘, whose English Muffins made it into our lunch options.
Then back to the boat, we decided to try to move the boat closer to the cars as we had a bit to carry, but as we got closer we could hear the boat hitting the bottom, finally we managed to find a deep enough section just before Hatton Station Bridge No 56
We were going to make Pizza tonight, we have a Gosney Pizza Oven onboard, but looking at the weather forecast we had decided to buy some in Sainburys, oddly as we arrived back at the boat it started raining, but now the weather is fine..