Market Harborough

On Monday we set out on what is probably our last cruise of the season. Monday and Tuesday nights were spent out in the wilds of the Leicester Summit and on Wednesday we locked down Foxton and moored just along the line to Leicester, but we reversed there! Today we are in Market Harborough, this post is from the public library. I am on my way to Wetherspoons to meet June, who is as usual patrolling the shops. We may venture a little way along towards Leicester, no locks, or we may start a gentle cruise back to Crick. We appear to have a plan to go to Cornwall for a week early in October.

Crick and Home

Saturday was a diabolical day, it rained all day so we stayed put and watched the hire boats go by! We set off at 6:30 Sunday morning from the bottom of Braunston Locks and was moored in Crick Marina by 11:00. It was worth getting up for, to be able to make the trip easily at our pace and no hold ups. We returned home on Wednesday and will live in our house for a week before returning to Pluto.

Braunston

The engine service was carried out at Banbury after spending the previous night at Somerton. Whilst working on the engine a few loose bolts were found. For peace of mind I also checked the engine alignment. All was ok. As a reward we went to Wetherspoons for Steak Club, excellent steak, wine and beer, all at bargain prices!

We are now moored in Braunston, about to have dinner tonight with Ruth and Toby Bryant.

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Thrupp - Sunday

We turned round yesterday at Thrupp, whilst using the pit stop services, a fill up with water and loo emptying; June walked with Jade to the Co0op at Kidlington for a Sunday newspaper.

We ended up going back to the same mooring above Gibraltar that we used on Saturday night. Some beautiful weather and a spectacular thunder storm Sunday night.

The bad news is that the engine is now due a major service, engine and gear box oils and all filters. The equivalent of, "Get out and get under time!".

Yes we are on our way back to Crick!

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