Day three
The fate that awaits us tomorrow!
15 miles and no locks today! Was supposed to be 10 locks at Foxton but turned up at 4.18pm and Mr. Jobsworth BW refused to let us through as the last boat was allowed through at 4.15. I guess this mean that he got to knock off at 4.18pm instead of his contracted 5.00!! Currently moored right at the top of the Foxton staircase locks waiting to go through at 8.00 tomorrow morning.
A most beautiful stretch of canal between Watford Locks and Foxton. 15 miles of rolling countryside, wooded glens, the most remote places I have ever seen and plenty of amazing rural remote mooring spaces. Only 10 moving boats passed in 6 hours of cruising and the lovely Husbands Bosworth tunnel.
We toyed with the idea of having a meal at the Foxton Locks pub but decided to stay on board for a Steak and Guinness pie instead!
Tomorrow we plan to head down the locks, into Market Harborough and then return through the locks to find one of those beautiful remote rural moorings we passed today!
posted by Khayamanzi @ 6:42 pm
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2 Comments:
Glad to hear it's not too busy up that way, even in half term week. We're heading that way next week (probably only to Welford, though). I just hope this dry weather holds!
Hi Adam and good to hear from you. If our experience is anything to go by, you'll have a lovely trip. A little more traffic about today but nothing to worry about and another glorious day today. Enjoy your trip up here and let me know how you get on.
Andy
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