A little diversion for a food shop

Yesterday I stayed put waiting for storm Katie to blow over, it wasn't necessary as Katie seemed to bypass my mooring entirely. This morning was cloudy and chilly with showers forecast but none appeared.

So at 9:30 I unchained and headed off for Hawkesbury Junction, a few boats on the move but not as many as over the bank holiday.

It was a calm uneventful trip and I was soon going straight through the junction to make the detour down towards Coventry and Tesco instead of turning onto the Oxford canal.
Passing beneath the busy M6 motorway.

I had to pass Tesco and travel a bit further to wind (turn) but I was temporarily moored by 11:30.
Two trips to the store a cup of tea and a blueberry muffin later and I headed back to Hawkesbury.

Last trip down here I think people were seated on this so I thought it rude to take a photo but today it was empty.

It has not been dumped, it's a concrete settee sculpture? seat, I think it's a lovely idea, there should be more of them.

Back at the junction and a boat was just moving off as I arrived so I nipped in there, almost exactly the same spot as last year so if you want to see my mooring you can look here and see what I got up to last time.

The weather has been cloudy and dark one minute then bright and sunny the next, not bad for March J

Totals today: 7 miles