Back again.

I waited for a brighter morning and took a ride into Brinklow on Tuesday, it was downhill J

The wide main road through the village has a mix of housing a couple of pubs (no pictures as they both had large delivery lorry's out front) and the church, and not much in the way of shops, a small post office store a bridal shop and some takeaway resturants.

St John The Baptist is located at the top of the main street.

It appeared to have an overflow cemetery down the road on the way out of the village.

Unfortunately, probably carrying my bike up or down the steps from the towpath to the road, I have aggravated my lower back problem and spent most of the last two days lying flat hoping the pain will ease enough for me to get moving again tomorrow.

I did briefly wander along the towpath yesterday morning, sometimes a bit of exercise helps, and took these pictures of a bat box placed on Bridge 34, but it was too uncomfortable so I was soon back on the boat frustrated. 

The offending stairs leading up to the road and the bat box.

I'd never seen these before so looked them up on Mr Google, a similar design to this one is about £130 and once it is fitted it can only be opened by someone holding a licence for the purpose, they are meant to try and encourage bats into the area.