We're back at the cottage in #PrestonBrook and, last night, took a walk down the #towpath of the #Bridgewater #Canal to the north portal of the #tunnel.
In almost the middle of nowhere it was a surprise to find a #bookexchange facility. I really wish I'd taken more notice of it, like how far it is from the tunnel mouth and whether it can be seen from a passing #boat. Not that I can imagine any passing boat would rush to moor and examine the bookcase's contents.
Make this day your day
Forget nonsense and drama
Et carpe diem
#Haiku #OneHaikuADay #WritersCollective #writingcommunity #BackToHaiku #Spring #Sun #Summer #Day #YourDay #Nonsense #Drama #Seize #SeizeTheDay #CarpeDiem #Horse #Rider #Canal #Towpath
May 18, 2025
📍: Bridge 34
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5565965602942&mlon=-1.52814652329983#map=17/52.5565965602942/-1.52814652329983
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/50271647622
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #towpath #coventrycanal #warwickshire #boudica #battle
📍: Drayton Manor Swing Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.6046924073326&mlon=-1.70655230106991#map=17/52.6046924073326/-1.70655230106991
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/51275341552
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #birminghamandfazeleycanal #towpath #staffordshire #draytonmanor #bridge #listedbuilding
📍: Curdworth Tunnel North East Portal
ℹ️: tunnel portal
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5364487719306&mlon=-1.73859241855091#map=17/52.5364487719306/-1.73859241855091
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/51306000642
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #birminghamandfazeleycanal #water #tunnel #curdworth #towpath #warwickshire
📍: Bridge 123B, City Road
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.1935929375964&mlon=-2.88159703713003#map=17/53.1935929375964/-2.88159703713003
📸: Photo by Dunnock_D on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/32109534@N02/28493650881
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #unitedkingdom #britain #chester #blue #sky #white #clouds #boughton #shropshireunioncanal #mainline #path #towpath #boat #barge #cityroad #bridge #canalside #gb #chester2016
📍: Bonehill Road Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.6216375230086&mlon=-1.70991023734408#map=17/52.6216375230086/-1.70991023734408
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/51170232866
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #coventrycanal #towpath #bridge #birminghamandfazeleycanal
To keep dry while underway, some boaters use a pram—a tent-like shelter with plastic-sheet windows. But prams must be lowered at each bridge.
Not just prams; boaters, cyclists and pedestrians also must duck.
Downhill of each lock, canal towpaths descend sharply, like a ramp—the horses that towed canal boats had to stay level beside the boat.
Where those ramps dive under a low, unlit bridge: duck!
#CanalLife #canal #towpath #cycling #walking #bridge #boating #boat #narrowboat #pram @mlanger
📍: Atherstone bypass valve
ℹ️: sluice
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5746718930398&mlon=-1.54998276658016#map=17/52.5746718930398/-1.54998276658016
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/50275262086
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #coventrycanal #towpath #lock #locks #atherstone #warwickshire
📍: Bridge 19, Wharf Inn Bridge
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5110826471564&mlon=-1.46730894237155#map=17/52.5110826471564/-1.46730894237155
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/50166693451
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #coventrycanal #towpath #nuneaton #warwickshire #water #boats #bridge
📍: Brandwood Tunnel East Portal
ℹ️: tunnel portal
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4126727468398&mlon=-1.90174203876704#map=17/52.4126727468398/-1.90174203876704
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/44613930862
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #kingsheath #birmingham #westmidlands #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #canals #stratfordonavoncanal #stratforduponavoncanal #alcesterrdsouth #tree #trees #towpath #brandwoodend #brandwoodtunnel
📍: Bridge 47, Whitley Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5923960673281&mlon=-1.56863859245696#map=17/52.5923960673281/-1.56863859245696
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/50290166133
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #coventrycanal #towpath #walk #warwickshire #bridge
📍: Berwood Common Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5183254964904&mlon=-1.80804469165631#map=17/52.5183254964904/-1.80804469165631
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/51382755324
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #birminghamandfazeley #towpath #bridge #warwickshire
📍: Bridge 38, Outwards Bridge
ℹ️: track bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5693824460361&mlon=-1.54240949617437#map=17/52.5693824460361/-1.54240949617437
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/50274277173
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #coventrycanal #warwickshire #towpath #swans
📍: Basin Bridge, Bridge Street
ℹ️: towpath bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4984101635143&mlon=-1.96322769464109#map=17/52.4984101635143/-1.96322769464109
📸: Photo by ell brown on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39415781@N06/7408792944
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #greatbritain #bridge #unitedkingdom #bcn #canals #aqueduct #westmidlands #towpath #blackcountry #smethwick #sandwell #oldmainline #newmainline #enginebranch #bcnmainline #bcnnewmainline
📍: Bridge 19, Wharf Inn Bridge
ℹ️: road bridge
🗺: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5110826471564&mlon=-1.46730894237155#map=17/52.5110826471564/-1.46730894237155
📸: Photo by amandabhslater on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/15181848@N02/50166693451
#canal #narrowboat #england #uk #flickr #coventrycanal #towpath #nuneaton #warwickshire #water #boats #bridge
