Alvecote

Later start this morning almost 9 o clock...we are slipping......
However it was just early enough...we had a lockless run to Fazely junction and shortly after that Tamworth begins to make its presence felt

Lots of interesting back gardens to look at en route, this one blessed with lots of gnomes.....

I love looking in peoples back gardens!!!

I am sure I have been told before what these cubby holes in some bridges were for but I have forgotten (it's my age!!)
Perhaps someone could enlighten me...........

Only the 2 locks at Glascote today and we were head of the queue...by the time we reached there we had 5 boats behind us which is why I said we were just off in time.......

We stopped briefly by bridge 67 and Geoff walked to a nearby Tescos and then just a little further to moor opposite Alvecote marina.  The moorings shown in our book were after the next bridge but that looked to dark with trees for our liking.....

After tea I took Barney for his walk and thought I would explore  what was shown as a nature reserve in our book but it was full of trees and far too lonely for my liking so I tried the other side of the canal and went to explore Alvecote Priory....this was a bit of a let down...I think I expected something a bit grander!!!! There a few ruins and a bit of scrubby grass so it wan't the most successful of walks.....later Geoff did the nature reserve walk with Barney so he didn't miss out......looking back on it maybe we should try walking together sometime!!!!
Total distance:8.06 miles 
Elapsed time:4h7m46s 
Locks:2
Bridges:34 
Average speed:1.95 mph (2.44 lock/mph)