Today was more like two days where I didn't do much but travel and get accustomed to the UK. My dad dropped me off at the airport around 1030 Central Time. I landed at Heathrow the next morning at 0700. If you subtract the six hours that the UK is ahead of CST, that means I landed at 0100 CST. I barely slept on the flights as they were in my normal waking hours and my neck and back can get pretty messed up sleeping in a chair. So by the time I sat down for my first English breakfast after two hours of hopping around on trains, I was about ready to pass out.
Shortly after breakfast, the guy I hired my campervan through showed up to get me into the van. I was re-energized as I was figuring out how to drive a right handed stick on the left side of the road. I got to my first stop just outside of Coventry, at Hawkesbury Junction. The canal calls to me. I saw a few boats pass shortly after I arrived and they were much quieter than I expected from the hours of narrowboat YouTube videos I have seen.
I did some walking down the tow path and setup the bed in the camper. Then I took a two hour nap before another walk the other way down the tow path and then settled into the local pub for fish and chips and a pint.
I then walked down a third tow path, as this is a junction where two canals meet, before making my way back to the campervan. I didn't take many pictures and split the between my phone and my good camera. I will upload the good camera photos later. For now, enjoy.
