Gas Street Basin.
Birmingham University from Aquaduct.
King's Norton Junction.
Guillotine Stop Lock.
Shirley Draw Bridge.
No locks and no rain.
Took 30 minutes to get us heading in the right direction. I thought I'd be able to go round or turn in the Oozells Loop but the second entrance too tight and sharp an angle. While trying to negotiate Daisy got off and had be dragged back on. It was just a little ledge she got onto. Had to drive on a couple of hundred yards and turn in a canal offshot. I made a meal of that too.
Then motored through Edgbaston, and Birmingham University.
King's Norton Junction is pretty with toll house. Left here and through the guillotine stop lock (Daisy escape number 2 also) onto the Stratford on Avon Canal. Short tunnel - Brandwood- 352 yards.
We stopped for lunch at waterpoint just before bridge 5.
Rachel operated Shirley draw bridge (electrically operated).
We stopped at bridge 20 and I and then Rachel went to Wedges bakery and delicatessen which is 100 yards from bridge. It has an amazing selection of various attractive provisions and opens at 7.00am.
We drove a couple more miles to stop close to Hockley Heath. Chips from local chip shop with our own sausages. Good chunky chips.
15.25 miles. No locks. This was supposed to be laid back so I didn't time it but we set out 9.20 and moored for night at 17.45 but had 2 reasonably long stops and going the wrong direction to start with!
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