Day 6 Friday 26 September 

Alrewas to Fradley Junction via Huddlesford

Today we had arranged to meet some friends at The Plough at Huddlesford for lunch so we set off before 9am to chug the 3 hours back up the T&M canal & then left along the Coventry Canal to Huddlesford.

Fradley Junction on the T&M Canal - straight ahead is Middle Lock, we turned left onto the Coventry Canal 

We had our lunch as planned at The Plough which was very nice & then took our friends & their dog for a little cruise north along the canal for about 30 minutes before returning them back to the pub where they had parked their car.

After that we headed back towards Fradley junction as tomorrow we'll be heading north up the T&M through Middle Lock towards Rugeley.

Peaceful surroundings on the Coventry Canal

Wildlife we've seen today

My sharp-eyed friend thought he spotted something in the bushes so quickly reversed - clearly he has better eyesight than me as I'd have missed this Sparrow Hawk

Today we've travelled for about 4.5 hours up 5 locks