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Tamworth District

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    • Day 9–18

      From Plantation Lane to Kemsing

      October 17, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C

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      "Driving on the highway in the rain, heavy traffic in the Birmingham area. Rupert is as joyful as ever behind the wheel, and I'm sitting beside him, thoroughly exploring Facebook. Gilbert O'Sullivan sings for us, so wonderfully that we let the CD play three times. Pleasant traveling.

      At 4 PM, we reach Kemsing, where the McNairs live. It's a nice residential area with a few shops right in front of the house. We're directed to the neighbor's property, as they're on vacation. Low-hanging branches of a tree are promptly trimmed for us.

      Roy, who lost his Hazel on September 27, joins us in the motorhome, and we talk for a while. You can't see his 77 years. He's a lean man in jeans and a hoodie, with subtle charisma, telling us about his last days with Hazel."

      Autobahnfahrt im Regen, Dichter Verkehr im Raum Birmingham. Rupert fährt freudig wie immer, ich sitze neben ihm und erkunde ausgiebig FB. Gilbert O'Sullivan singt für uns, so wunderbar, dass wir die CD dreimal durchlaufen lassen. Angenehmes Reisen.
      Um 16 Uhr erreichen wir Kemsing, wo die McNairs wohnen. Gute Wohngegend mit ein paar Shops direkt vorm Haus. Wir werden auf das Grundstück der Nachbarn, die im Urlaub sind, gelotst. Tiefhängende Zweige eines Baumes werden kurzerhand für uns abgeschnitten.
      Roy, der am 27.September seine Hazel verloren hat, setzt sich zu uns ins WoMo, und wir reden eine Weile. Die 77 sieht man ihm nicht an, Ein hagerer Mann in Jeans und Hoodie, mit leisem Charisma, erzählt uns von seinen letzten Tagen mit Hazel.
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    • Day 4

      Tamworth

      October 20, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

      So, we travelled from Alvecote to Polesworth in search of a good bookstore and a good pint...we were disappointed on all fronts. Polesworth was rather not worth a visit. The short town had little on offer beyond tanning and beauty salons and so fairly sketchy looking pubs...alas the bookstore appeared to have shut. We spent a quick half hour hour jaunting through the town and around the priory (which interesting did have some CWGC graves in the cemetery), before heading back to the boar and onwards to a winding hole to turn around. We did end up returning to Polesworth where we finally lost the light and moored up for the night, treating ourselves to an Indian.

      Away early the next morning, we headed to Tamworth which was considerably more interesting. Whilst the castle was closed it still made for an interesting stop and the main streets retained some beautiful buildings from previous eras. The walk into Tamworth along the canal and the River Anker was rather nicer than we expected too. All making up for the disappointing evening the night before!
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    • Day 4

      Fradley Junction

      October 20, 2020 in England ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Back through Fazeley Junction after Tamworth, we were aiming to make Fradley Junction for the evening. Just before we returned to Hopwas, I changed into my running gear and hopped off the boat for a cheeky 5km. Running on the towpath between Hopwas and Whittington was very picturesque and as I hit 5km I readjusted and headed for the Plough beyond Whittington in Huddlesford. 9km later and quite broken I treated myself to a pint whilst I waited for Ben to collect me!

      We journeyed the last hour through to Fradley where we moored up whilst I simultaneously sat on a Teams meeting, and then cracked my head off the roof of the boat as my battery died and I tried to sort the charge out whilst maintaining signal...OUCH. A restorative cider did little to calm the splitting headache and after a tea of spicy noodles back on the boat I had a relatively early night.

      Rain overnight had eased but not disappeared by morning, although mercifully my headache had. We went for a wander in the drizzle around the Fradley Nature Reserve before making a move through the locks and onwards to Alweras.
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