Dinner last night was at the Plum Pudding in Armitage. Excellent as always. The overnight rain had mostly cleared by the time we set off towards Fradley. The canal here is fairly windy, with lots of poor sight lines through bridge holes. Sometimes the first sign of an oncoming boat that you see is the edge of the wash, so I look out for that. Sometimes though, I end up finding I've given way to a fast paddling duck.
Woodend Lock is a peaceful spot for the present, but is on the route of HS2, which based on current plans will pass about level with the top of the lock.
The first of the Fradley locks had bottom gates that were rather eroded, and waiting to catch the front fender of descending boats with inattentive crews. Still cloudy at lunchtime, but the sun came out in time to show Streethay Wharf at its best.
The good weather stayed with us through to a mooring on edge of Hopwas - near some beautiful woodland which is open to the public when the military aren't using it.
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