Today is wash day - another new experience! This involves not only the washing machine but also the 'Travel Power' unit which has not previously been called into service. As it turns out this is not a problem. We travel out of Hinckley through mainly argricultural countryside to moor up at Stoke Golding.
After lunch we set out on a circular walk from Bridge 27 to Stoke Golding, through the village to rejoin the towpath at Bridge 25. The hoisery factory in Stoke Golding has been converted into apartments and is now called the 'Courtyard'. Mounted on the wall of the 'Courtyard' is a clock that was presented to the village of Stoke Golding. The clock has subsequently been restored and represented in 1952 at the time of the accession of Queen Eliabeth II. The station at Stoke Golding is a station that never was on a railway that never carried a train. The railway was dismantled in 1900.
We cruised towards Shenton stopping off at Sutton Cheney Wharft to take on water. The promised showers began and they chased as we made our way along the canal. As we looked back there was a beautiful rainbow and some rather dark clouds.
Wash day worked out well!
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