Denis went down with a virus overnight, so Jan did some more solo practice through Wychnor and Alrewas Locks and the river section before Alrewas village, one of the most beautiful parts of the journey so far. Direction arrows point left and right as the route winds through water meadows, alongside weirs and squeezes through a very narrow bridge section alongside a curving bank where on a 55' boat the steerer has to take care to avoid scraping the bow or stern going through. Alrewas Lock on its stone banks appears like an island rising out of the meadows, the entry to the very pretty Alrewas village.
Bridge at Alrewas by the watermeadows
Denis recovered sufficiently for a walk to the village centre and the butchers (for sausages), the Co-op and the George and Dragon for lunch. In the early evening, we walked back by the lock and along the river to the bridge and sat on a bench under the hill by Wychnor church for a while in the late sunshine.
Many boaters recommend the butcher's shop at Alrewas
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