A vole new world

So, today we are leaving the Ashby Canal, but at least it's in the sunshine.

A bonus for us was that we saw a vole swimming across the canal. Earlier in the week we had passed a woman who asked if we had seen any. We had to say no at that time but it look as if all the efforts put in by the C&RT are paying off, because now we've seen one. 

A final look backwards as we make the awkward turn back on to the Coventry Canal.

Just before Hawkesbury Junction we gave way to an old working boat that had just made the turn out of the Oxford Canal. 

There was another following close behind - I wonder where they're off to?

But, we're not going down the Oxford just yet, we're going to take a look at Coventry. On we go.

Many of the bridges have sculptures on them.

We believe this one to be an outline map of the canal.

As we get closer to the city centre we pass 'Cash's Hundred Houses', an elegant row of weavers houses. There never were 100: only 48 were built and now only 37 remain.

And, here we are, Coventry Basin. All tied up for the night and ready for supper, fire and then bed.