We left our mooring at Market Bosworth late morning yesterday having got the laundry done and the water tank refilled we set off towards Shackerstone. The previous afternoon a couple of men had been through with a mower and strimmer and you can see the results f their efforts in the photo below.
This is such a lovely rural canal
C&RT have been dredging in places and depositing the silt on the bank side. Note the 'Danger' notice, DEEP MUD...well 8 inches or so anyway
I came across this chap on the towpath..an American Signal crayfish I believe. He was very feisty when I bent down to photograph him and though I used my boot to shift him towards the hedge away from the canal I didn't have the heart to harm him - I understand that non native species such as this often end up under a fisherman's boot.
Having spent time looking at the crayfish I am now playing catch-up with Joe and Yarwood
Moored up at Shackerstone on the 14 day moorings where we are going to stay for a few days. There is an event on the
Battlefield Line Railway this coming weekend that we would like to see, steam trains and heavy horses, a great combination.
Happy Birthday Floyd - how can he be that old already?
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