Fed up with the wind!

About to leave Fazeley Junction

We have been making very slow progress along this pretty stretch of canal, which takes us up to Fradley Junction. The winds are very challenging so we have  stopped early for the past couple of days, which is a very pleasant pattern of travelling but it would be so much better if the sun would shine instead of being plagued by these leaden skies and it is not particularly warm either! It is very strange to see boaters wearing padded anoraks, wooly hats, scarves and gloves in the middle of June!  Still, better conditions are forecast so let's hope the forecasters get it right this time!

Strange bedfellows - terrapin and baby moorhen

Sculptures from car tyres

Jenny's tomato plant, Tomotina, laden with little green tomatoes is not enjoying the gusty winds either and is looking a little sad, so she has been bought into the bow, which makes a rather tight up the pointy end of the boat but hopefully she will be happier there until the sun comes out and the wind subsides!

Protecting Tomotina!

Due to the cool, windy and sometimes wet weather we have only managed one bbq so far on this trip. It always seems such a  shame not to be able to take advantage of the long evenings at thus time of year. However, we have enjoyed taking refuge in a couple of hostelries and sampling some local ales instead! Well, someone has to do it!