Friday 30 August 2013

Caution....Elderly Ducks Crossing !

We are at last starting to see open, uninterrupted countryside, it's a real treat and literally a breath of fresh air, we are now about 20 miles from Braunston, on arrival there we will have completed a circle taking us a couple of months, The Thames being the high and the beginning of the Grand Union the low points of the journey.
Today was a pleasant cruise for me and a six lock struggle for Ali, after yesterdays accident, health and safety have been uppermost in her mind, so much so that she tried to fill a lock with the paddles still open, while being far safer as the depth was kept shallow in case of emergency, the boat wasn't going up to the next level, so after what seemed like an hour, caution was thrown aside and the paddles closed ! We did feel a pair of twits, we blamed the gongoozlers who kept distracting us.
Stoke Bruerne is the  village to have our company for a night or two, Ali's initial reconnaissance has located Two Pubs ! and an Indian takeaway !! so with that and the Waterways Museum we will be ok.



Sign seen close to a marina


Getting back to more ornate stone bridges


Some thought and love went into this one


Not a sign Ali wanted to see really 


The water road ahead is a bit lumpy



Moorings at Stoke Bruerne



To the front the church tower can just be seen


To our rear the locks, behind is best thinks Ali 


So we are in Northants. fairly close to where one of Ali's sisters and partner lives. Tomorrow we'll meet up with them at either The Navigation or The Boat. We are moored close to a nature reserve so will explore that later. There are new mooring rules being introduced here because it's a popular spot, so we can stay for 2 days and after that it's £25 a day, at the moment it's us and one other boat on the moorings but that's likely to change later today with people making the most of good weather and the last few days of the school hols.

Bye for now
Ali and Baz

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