Ironic it was the warmest and sunniest day on the return journey so took a slow journey back just to enjoy it.

Today we arrived back at the marina to return back to Essex this weekend and hope to return to cruising at a later date hopefully when the weather improves.

So there will be a break in postings but will return when we set out again.

Today we passed through the site of the landslip just before the marina, in fact there is three two large and one smaller one exposing the foundations of a bridge.

Although works are well on the way but there were signs of a start for a fourth.

Today we passed Springwood Haven who painted the boat then past the last remaining telegraph poles that had the cables from the original telegraph system then passing the boatyard owned by the guy who originally built the hull.

In the last picture is a place we moored when we first had the boat that looked over a small holding at Nuneaton.

Last night we moored north of Springwood Haven but before mooring we saw our neighbours from Brinklow so moored for a catchup then moved on to miss the showers.

Yesterday we came up the first set of locks into Atherstone and today we came up the last five and would you believe suffering water shortages on both sets of locks.

Although I take pictures nearly every time we pass it is dedicated to the mining industry and is a mining museum, we are moored ready to go up Atherstone locks tomorrow.

Saturday being my birthday it started with brunch then to the shops to spend some birthday money and then in the evening it was a couple of pints in the Three Tuns followed by a chinese takeaway back at the boat.

Friday we moved on to Fazely and was shocked by the lack of boats moored here.

Thursday was rare it was actually sunny but cold so it was a countryside mooring for the night.

So back through the locks passing through the Armitage Tunnel to moor at Handsacre after a six hour cruise and today we have moved on to the Coventry Canal.

We travelled through Colwich Lock and Great Haywood Lock to Great Haywood Junction, prior to this the decision was made to return to the marina due the rain, being cold and Hilary not being in a good place.

After a major shop to take on supplies we cruised on to what we call the pig farm mooring as there used to be a small holding but now they make their money from mooring boats, today we have stayed as once again it's raining.

Yesterday we headed to Rugeley passing the Armitage Shanks toilet factory and the through the site of the Armitage tunnel.