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
: track bridge
: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5565965602942&mlon=-1.52814652329983#map=17/52.5565965602942/-1.52814652329983
: Drayton Manor Swing Bridge: track bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.6046924073326&mlon=-1.70655230106991#map=17/52.6046924073326/-1.70655230106991
: Curdworth Tunnel North East Portal: tunnel portal: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5364487719306&mlon=-1.73859241855091#map=17/52.5364487719306/-1.73859241855091
: Bridge 123B, City Road: road bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=53.1935929375964&mlon=-2.88159703713003#map=17/53.1935929375964/-2.88159703713003
: Bonehill Road Bridge: track bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.6216375230086&mlon=-1.70991023734408#map=17/52.6216375230086/-1.70991023734408
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: sluice: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5746718930398&mlon=-1.54998276658016#map=17/52.5746718930398/-1.54998276658016
: Bridge 19, Wharf Inn Bridge: road bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5110826471564&mlon=-1.46730894237155#map=17/52.5110826471564/-1.46730894237155
: Brandwood Tunnel East Portal: tunnel portal: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4126727468398&mlon=-1.90174203876704#map=17/52.4126727468398/-1.90174203876704
: Bridge 47, Whitley Bridge: track bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5923960673281&mlon=-1.56863859245696#map=17/52.5923960673281/-1.56863859245696
: Berwood Common Bridge: track bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5183254964904&mlon=-1.80804469165631#map=17/52.5183254964904/-1.80804469165631
: Bridge 38, Outwards Bridge: track bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5693824460361&mlon=-1.54240949617437#map=17/52.5693824460361/-1.54240949617437
: Basin Bridge, Bridge Street: towpath bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.4984101635143&mlon=-1.96322769464109#map=17/52.4984101635143/-1.96322769464109
: Bridge 19, Wharf Inn Bridge: road bridge: https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=52.5110826471564&mlon=-1.46730894237155#map=17/52.5110826471564/-1.46730894237155
