Today was an easy run through Nuneaton, with what seems like miles and miles of canal-side allotments, past Marston Junction and the Ashby Canal (one for the future I think) until the outskirts of Coventry and Hawkesbury Junction.
Once again the 180 degree turn was done in one go. I'm not sure if this is a normal thing or not but I was happy with it!
Just before the junction it was obvious we were catching another boat up and we eventually caught them on the Oxford Canal just past the village of Ansty when they waved us past. However having passed them it seemed to take a long time to pull away from them. Much longer than it took to catch them up!
We reached Newbold Tunnel at 14:30 and shortly after emerging from the other end we moored up in a similar spot to the week previous.
After sorting a few things out we went and visited the Boat Inn. The Boat staff were very friendly and had only been in a few weeks. The 2 Dalmatian puppies were quite a handful but well behaved. A few pints of St Austell Tribute went down very well next to the log fire!
We enquired about food but they weren't doing any yet so we went next door to eat in the Barley Mow.
Compared to the Boat, the Barley Mow was unfriendly and we were not made to feel welcome. Not because of any one thing but probably because the barmaid spent a lot of time talking to the loud group of builders in the other bar, even when pouring our drinks. Even the drinks were average, with cheap wine and probably one of the worst pints of Greene King IPA I have ever tasted. We only had one drink before leaving.
Next stop was the Co-op to stock up on a few bits then we visited the Newbold Crown. I'd been here before and stayed to far to late into the morning but this time it was just for a pint of St Austell Dartmoor before getting some fish and chips and heading back to the boat.
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