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| A lovely collection of pristine working boats in front of the 'Samuel Barlow' |
These are the voyages of Ken, Annie and dog Peggy. As we cruise we will try and keep the blog up-to-date - internet access permitting of course. Ceilidh is a 54ft cruiser style narrowboat. It was built by J Pinder Ltd for Black Prince hire boats in 1995.
Thursday 11 August 2011
10 August 2011 - Atherstone to Polesworth
Rod and Sue joining us for the day today - they are coming for hair appointments. Agreed to meet them at Polesworth, just outside Tamworth - they are travelling from Rugby where they stayed Bed & Breakfast last night. Ceilidh arrived 20 minutes after Rod & Sue, we moored up and had a cuppa. Then, we set off north with Rod helming. Stopped at Alvecote Marina for lunch and had a walk around the ruins of Alvecote Priory. Had lunch at the 'Samuel Barlow' pub which is part of the marina. Very nice, we would heartily recommend the pub, grub and Chef to all. Turning the boat around at the Marina in what had become a very strong wind was a bit of a mission, then we set off back to Polesworth for Rod & Sue to collect their car - I hope they enjoyed the day as much as we did. Back on our own again we had to travel all the way back to Hartsworth to turn the boat. With it again pointing north we found a suitable spot to stay the night with a high hedge sheltering us from a wet and windy night.
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