Stratford on Avon

Leaving the last lock on the Avon

Holy Trinity Church where Shakespear is buried

We started the morning with a 15min walk into Bidford. An attractive place with a butcher, bread shop etc. Having bought a piece of sirloin for this evening's dinner we returned to the boat and set off ever onwards at 9:40.

Today's journey was the longest for some weeks - we were travelling for about 5.5 hours with lunch being eaten on the move. Again the weather, scenery and locks were much the same as on previous days and by the time we reached Stratford we were really ready to stop. We moored on the river rather than taking the lock up into the canal basin as we thought it would be quieter. The plan is to stay here until Wednesday morning when we will start up the Stratford Canal which will take us towards Birmingham.

After mooring we went for a walk into the town centre. Very busy, lots of tourists and hot, the heat being ameliorated by an icecream. We will need to buy provisions for the next 3 or 4 days as there aren't many shops near the canal, but that can wait until tomorrow.