Streethay

Leaving Wolseley, we headed for Rugeley hoping for a similarly interesting stop. Instead, we pulled into a ghost town. The entire high street except for Gregg's and Costa was shut and it all felt rather sad. So we nipped into Morrison's before going back to the boat for a swift exit!

We travelled onwards towards Fradley Junction thinking we might stop there but we arrived about 4.30pm, and with the only attraction being the Swan pub, we pushed on a little further with the prospect of a lie in tomorrow. Instead we turned onto the Coventry Canal (a first!) and headed for Huddlesford. We passed a disused RAF base used for bomber proving and testing during WWII as we went. As the sun went down, a chill crept in and we hit Huddlesford with the last of the light at about 6pm, all geared up for a meal at the local pub. Sadly they also stopped serving food at 6pm on a Sunday so we drank and planned the rest of the journey instead.

A pleasant day aided by having no goal in mind meaning that there isn't a rush to hit certain points.Read more