We moored up about a half mile from Hawkesbury Junction, where the Oxford canal ends and we turn (sharply!) to the Coventry Canal. We turn into the Coventry 5 miles north of the city center. When these canals first joined, they had a mile of utter parallel courses, because neither canal company wanted to give up that potential extra mile of toll fees. Thankfully over the years, time won out over toll and the Oxford was shortened that mile. So the sharp turn is literally turning back on ourselves through a cutting which used to be embankment. This now makes a lovely basin in front of the Greyhound Inn, where we sit to write this blog post.
The pictures in this post show the pub and basin, Bella moored up and resting and the horses we saw on the way. It was a cold and windy day, beautiful as only winter days can be. Bliss.
