Today has been good. Up in the morning and a quick walk into Stoke Golding to post a card. Back on the boat we were soon ready to set off. Fairly soon after starting we saw our first water vole of the year as a V shaped wake crossing the canal to disappear in the reeds.
Water voles used to be very common on the canals but the spread of mink has killed off about 90% of them. The Ashby however has provided a refuge as it is reasonably far from any rivers the mink use as highways into the countryside.
A couple of miles up the canal under cloudy skies took us to Sutton Cheney where there are good moorings, a water tap and a long needed rubbish skip.
We filled up with water again, had lunch and then slowly continued on our way. The sun had burnt through the cloud and the weather was glorious. We are under no time deadlines and there is little other canal traffic so we were able to travel slowly and really enjoy the experience.
We have moored a mile south of Market Bosworth. We will visit the town tomorrow to buy a newspaper and some bread. It's the last opportunity for any shopping for the next day or two.
After mooring Denise was able to catch up with some urgent paintwork repairs as conditions havent been right til now. The rusty patches on the edge if the gunwhales are now grey with primer.
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