We left The Tame Otter at 10:00 and headed towards Fazeley Junction where we stopped first for water then made a small diversion past an old mill and down the Birmingham and Fazeley Canal to Fazeley Mill Marina for a pump out, since we'd been unable to use the planned mooring at Barton Marina two nights before.
Then we turned back and made a sharp right under Bridge 77 (above) and we were back on our route along the Coventry Canal.
We saw very few moving boats all day, and this stretch seemed very remote.
Aqueducts carried the canal over a couple of rivers, including the Tame (above) which we'd walked over in Hopwas the previous evening.
Because of the time spent getting water and on the diversion and pump out, the planned route had to be changed and we moored early in Glascote in Tamworth at 15:45.
Dan took advantage of an early finish to open the engine compartment to check the gubbins. Krisie slipped and fell onto the engine. She was in a lot of discomfort and it was possible she had cracked ribs. Dan called 111 and they arranged a callback from a doctor. While we waited we had a takeaway from Miah Indian Takeaway. Much later a doctor called and said she should go to the nearest A&E, so Dan called a taxi. Luckily there were no cracked ribs, but Krisie was in a lot of pain.
Tamworth to Glascote - 7 miles - 2 locks - 4 hours
(plus 2 hours for water, pump out and lunch stops)
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