Just visible to the left of Hopwas Wood Bridge is the WW2 pillbox, one of 26,000 built to defend strategic places near rivers, railways and road junctions
A closer view of the pillbox
The door is a store for wooden 'stop' planks used when the canal needs to be drained for repair
Lunch break for our version of bruschetta with homemade bread, egg, tomatoes and red peppers - special mention for the garlic homegrown by Pete and Sheila
Carpet of fallen autumn leaves on the water
It's a good year for fungi - here's fly agaric (definitely not for lunch!)
Jan waiting while Denis got pics of the 'shrooms
Early evening fields near Fradley - the stubble was pinkish, but we don't know why
Little swing bridge just before Fradley Junction
The famous canalside pub at Fradley
Our evening mooring, after filling up with water
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