Friday 29th June 2018

We left Kilby Bridge at 9.20 and had only travelled for 20 mins when we reached the first lock and were met by CRT ( canal and river trust ) workers who were running water down from 7 locks away as the levels were so low nearer to Leicester. They said we would be delayed about 45 mins. So time to put Graham to work.

I did clean the side of the boat. Everything is very dusty as there has been no rain for weeks. We thought that the boat we had shared a lock with yesterday would catch us up but maybe they decided to stay were they were for the day. We were finally allowed to get going.

We commented that no boats were coming in the opposite direction. After 7 locks we discovered why. They had all been told to wait until we came through. There were 8 boats in the queue!

We stopped for lunch before tackling the final 5 of the day. I have been doing all the paddles as I’m not strong enough to hold the boat still when we are the sole boat in a double lock. Still after today there is a spell of single locks. We passed a wedding venue and met the cousin of the bride getting married tomorrow. What fantastic weather.

We’ll be at Market Harborough tomorrow ready for the first laundrette visit of the hols!