First Tip Day 2 Fradley Junction to Burton

Up early, couple of cups of tea and off. We decided to make an early start as we were part on a water point and we fancied doing a couple of locks without an audience. Jan did the locks and I managed to get the boat in without too much hassle. We sped off as far as Branston then stopped for a shower and something to eat. We managed to get into the Bridge Inn 5 mins before they stopped serving food. The pub does Italian food, so I had a pizza and Jan pasta with smoked salmon. Both meals were really good, the pizza was super thin with a topping to die for. We didn't fancy mooring in Burton so pushed on through until we found a spot where the canal moved away from the A38 and there were no moored boat. By the time we had all the mooring ropes sorted we were joined by narrow boat Harmony with Glen and Leane aboard. We spent several hours chatting and drinking Gin until hypothermia took over. A very pleasant and unexpected evening.