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Sunday, 15 February 2009 20:57

We have escaped from Coventry and still the silence is deafening! Is there anyone out there?

We attended an "All Age Service" in the New Coventry Cathedral. This service is held at the West End, under the glass screen and alongside the incredible Baptistry window. It was well attended but the average age was well above the hoped for attendance at an "All Age Service" - it's half-term!

West Screen by John Hutton

Baptistry Window (John Piper) and Font

The organ rang out on the hymns: "Be still for the Presence of the Lord" - a lovely modern hymn - and the more traditional "How Great Thou Art" and "Great is Thy Faithfulness". Wonderful hymns to get the lungs going! A very accomplished pianist accompanied us singing "Morning has broken". He was as good as Cat Stevens! Now that shows my age!

The Dean of the Cathedral reminded us both of my late Father and we had a lovely chat to him over coffee and biccies! We enjoyed the service. It was just what we both needed after a difficult week, emotionally and physically.

We moved after lunch. It is really strange to be cruising free of ice with no snow to be seen. We had a fairly uneventful journey. As I was not confined below due to illness, as I was on the way down, we have some photos of the section between Coventry and Hawkesbury Junction. More of those another day!

After Hawkesbury, we carried on up the Coventry Canal, past the boats and some new moorings that reach almost to Bedworth Hill Bridge 13.

We were aiming for the Ashby Canal. We have heard varying reports of this canal. Some people love it, others loathe it as they find it boring. We want to make up our own minds! It is a lock free canal and very rural.

There are a few things worth mentioning on the section between Hawkesbury and the Ashby, but again more of that another day! I like keeping my readers in suspense!

We managed to negotiate the tight right turn on to the Ashby at Marston Junction. It is much easier to get on to the canal if you are coming South. We had to swing left into the large winding hole at the Junction and turn the boat very carefully into the entrance bridge. A bit of reverse and then a bit forward, then again and we did it! A 70 foot narrowboat would have real fun!

Here is a tantalising photo and a hint of more to come

We are now moored surrounded by fields. It is absolutely heavenly to be away from the city and out in the countryside again. I am a happy bunny again!

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