Purportedly the home of Shakespeare's mother. Situated just five minutes from the Stratford-on-Avon Canal at Wilmcote.
23rd Jul 2010, 19:44
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We made our way down to Stratford-Upon-Avon today (17 locks), arriving in the basin at about 4.30pm. I'm not sure what has happened to my phone but it aint liking email, sending or receiving, so for the time being I'll be keeping in touch here.
19th Jul 2010, 23:13
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Found wandering along the towpath this evening! Amazingly, for a robust looking insect, they only live about a month having survived for up to four years as a grub.
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17th Jul 2010, 20:12
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Long shadows cast by the evening sun highlight the refreshed rain washed landscape.
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16th Jul 2010, 20:00
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This is what remains of Gunner's favourite tennis ball this morning (Jim take note).
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16th Jul 2010, 15:07
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Photo:
1. Gas Street Hyatt Hotel.
2. 'AWAY2SERVICE' barge coming alongside to refuel us at Gas Street.
3. Edstone Aquaduct - a 200 yard narrow cast iron trough spanning a shallow valley ahead of us.
We left the confines of Dudley behind and headed back, by way of the Birmingham Line Main level Canal, to moor overnight once again in Gas Street Basin. The following morning we refuelled, courtesy of 'away2service' (see photo 2), and then departed the metropolis of Birmingham to retrace our route back to Kings Norton Junction where we turned onto the Stratford-On-Avon Canal. With our destination all to obvious, we worked 'wilvir' down the Lapworth Flight of 21 Locks bringing us south of Kingswood Junction to where we moored above 'Dicks Lane Lock'. We've now locked down to just south of 'Wootton Wawin', leaving us a 7 mile run into Stratford Basin. No rush.
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15th Jul 2010, 16:26
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Photo:
1. 'wilvir on the museum moorings.
2. Working up a head of steam.
3. Respect!
Just a glimpse of being at the Black Country Museum. If you haven't visited it's worth going to spend a day immersed in the pride of being born and bred into the Black Country industrial heartland of England. Great visual and informative exhibits brought to life by simple technology and knowledgeable guides steeped in the history of the time. The working steam exhibits are a nostalgic assault on the senses; immerse yourself in the passion of keeping these working machines and engines alive. Great stuff!
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4th Jul 2010, 16:27
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Photo:
1. Approaching Spaghetti Junction.
2. Invisible from above.
3. Making way for the canal.
4. Don't mind me!
With traffic lanes snaking to and fro overhead, the canal meanders its way southwest between the concrete columns supporting the flyovers, oblivious to the uniqueness of the peaceful journey happening below. The sounds of engines accelerating and decelerating together with the noise and vibration generated by the friction of a thousand tyres passing above is virtually masked by a nostalgic feeling for the history of our surroundings together with a huge yearning for the world to slow down and people to really live lifes time. Just comparing the respect given to the little canal bridge, around which the motorway columns seem to tread carefully, says it all.
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4th Jul 2010, 15:49
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