Great to have R back on board and we had a lazy start to the morning before walking into Rugby to revisit old haunts. When I was 18 I was friends with one of the sons of the then Rugby School headmaster, so I used to visit on occasion and became familiar with the town. 40 years later, I remembered very little, so it was good to walk around and see the fine architecture, although I thought the shopping area was a little rundown, possiblydue to the current covid restrictions.
Back to the boat and we set off on a short journey towards Brinklow where we had decided to moor for the night. On my ‘Pearsons canal companion’ it recommended that en route we moor up briefly and walk across the fields to the picturesque village of Easenhall. There were a few thatched cottages of interest and the village was well maintained. It gave us another opportunity to stretch our legs in the beautiful sunshine under a clear blue sky. We returned to the boat and continued on to Brinklow where we found a perfect mooring, with a large grassy verge as part of the Towpath. This was ideal for setting up our fire pit in readiness for cooking a bbq later. My step brother, Ro, was due to arrive en route from Oxford to his home. We were blessed with a warm evening and a beautiful vista, an ideal introduction to canal life. It was so good to see him as the last time had been at my mother’s funeral in September. Deciding that he likes the look of the narrowboat life and if restrictions are eased, he will be able to come and join us for a few days later in the year. We managed to bbq sausages and lamb chops without burning them to a cinder and it was good to make dual use of the fire pit which we then sat around until about 9pm. Ro still had a 2-hour car journey ahead of him so when he left we took advantage of a relatively early night.
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