The new Waterfront pub at Barton Turns MarinaMonday 17th Sept 07
Left home for Barton Turns Marina for the last cruise on our narrowboat Madasa-Soles. We are taking it to Whilton Marina to be sold. It is with regret but health wise we need to do it. Bernard had a stroke 2 years ago although he made a full recovery he gets his bad days and the journey from home to the moorings take at least two and a half hours up the M5 then M42 and A38. and we are finding it quite taxing.
2pm we left the marina had a good run up through Fradley all 7 locks were with us then onto the coventry canal through the swing bridge and moored at the Plough Inn bridge 84 at 5.45.
Tuesday 18th Sept 07
Left the plough moorings at 8.30 and on to the two Glascote locks where we were held up for an hour and a half once we got going we reached the top of the Atherstone flight by 5pm we moored at the top and had a nice fish and chip supper from the local chippy.
13 locks today.
Atherstone Locks
Atherstone Top Lock
Wednesday 19th Sept 07
Left Atherstone top at 8.30 carried onto Hawkesbury Jctn
The engine house at Hawkesbury JctnThrough the stop Lock and onto the North Oxford canal and stopped at the Tesco Mooring bridge 58 Rugby at 5.30.
Thursday 20th September 07
Left Rugby bridge 58 at 8.30am
Carried on down the North Oxford canal to Braunston through the 6 broad locks which we shared with two very nice gentlemen on Nb Ken and Taffy(the dog) on through the braunston tunnell
We turned right at the junction of the Grand Union canal towards Whilton and down 7 more broad lock which we shared with 3 lads who just didn't have a clue or was that convenient on their part 
We arrived at Whilton Marina at 4.30pm
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