Sick Bike

Outside London, the Brompton bike is relatively rare. In Tamworth, I've had an admiring audience for the ten seconds it takes to fold or unfold the bike. Little boys have said "Cool bike mister!". Today outside Sainsbury's in Selly Oak, after the unfolding I received a teenager's accolade: "That bike is sick!" (5th definition here).

Having spent a night at the excellent moorings at Brindleyplace we spent the morning and early afternoon in the nearby National Sea Life Centre. We set off at 3:30 and after taking on coal turned and headed south along the Worcester and Birmingham canal. After some momentary confusion at Gas Street Basin where I turned into the basin instead of following the main line we passed the Mailbox. I saw the Ross Barlow, Birmingham University's Hydrogen powered narrowboat. We arrived at Bourneville just as it started raining and are currently moored directly opposite Bourneville station, ready for our visit to Cadbury World tomorrow.

Moored tonight on the Bourneville visitor moorings.