Our day begins wending our way through this delightfully remote country side.
Undoubtedly the Stratford Canal's most dramatic engineering feature. It consists of a iron trough resting on
thirteen tapering brick piers.
The sunken towpath offers pedestrians a strange duck's eye view of passing boats.
Approaching Odd Lock
These day boat hirer's are about to do their first lock.
On to Wootton Wawen Aqueduct, a more modest affair, still with it's sunken towpath and recently refurbished with the help of Heritage Lottery funding.
Looking back.
Wandering on through this lovely stretch of canal.
The narrow approach Preston Bagot Bottom Lock
Delightful barrel-roofed cottage.
It is unknown why the lock keepers cottages, common to the South Stratford section, were built to this design.
Moored at Lowsonford....... for the night.......without a internet signal......Friday brought rain......so we only moved on today.
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