Well it has been an eventful couple of days.  We left Coventry Basin on Monday morning stopping just outside to fill with water.  Whilst there a gentleman in an invalid car came by and stopped to chat.  Transpired that in his youth he used to unload the coal from the barges when they reached the basin.  We spent a very pleasant half hour just chatting to him.  No locks along that stretch of the Coventry Canal so whilst Paul was cruising I was busy getting on with some washing.  That evening found us moored just before Nuneaton.  Just had to go and explore there after a short cruise on Tuesday morning.  That took care of much of the rest of the day, although we did move on another 5 miles before evening.  Today we have come down the 11 locks at Atherstone.  A very interesting trip due mainly to the gale force wind constantly trying to blow us on to the towpath.  At one point the water in the pound was low and Falcon stuck on the bottom and I had to go back to the previous lock and let some water through.  Luckily the locks are not too far apart and the up side is I did burn some calories!! Lock wise we were very lucky mostly meeting boats coming the other way (meaning you can leave gates open or gates are left open for you).  Also an off duty lock keeper was out for a walk and he came with us the whole flight and helped out.  Someone was smiling on us today.  We are now moored about half a mile from Polesworth which will mean another run ashore tomorrow.  A smaller place so won’t be so long there.