Coventry Canal:Hawkesbury Junction

We had a really good run up the Atherstone Flight.  Most of the locks where against us but that makes no difference with the luxury of a full crew with a "lock-wheeler" (no wheels) prepping the next lock, waiting to see the boat in and helping close gates then moving on to the next.   At lock 7 there was a report of slow boats ahead, but they couldn't have been that slow, because they had no impact on our progress.  Two volunteer lock keepers helped with the last two giving Pat a chance to nip over the bridge for paper and milk and the luxury of a rubbish disposal, this time only half a bag but one cannot look the gift horse etc.  Hawkesbury was reached at 1:30 pm in good time for relax and a beer before our dining event.   The food lived up to expectations and the children were well catered for.  Our journey had included a half hour stop at Springwood Haven for diesel and pump-out.