Lubenham

Last night we ate at the Wharf, 2 nice meals and a good choice of beer.
For some reason we woke early today so were off at 9-30 ish. One boat had left the marina and had gone to moor down the very end, we didn’t see another boat moving until after lunch when we were moored up, so a quiet day.Welford lock must have very small gate paddles, the lack of speed with witch the lock emptied and how easy they were to draw. I did have to stop and take a small amount of weed off the prop. Its safe to say the water is still cold even if air temperature today got to 20°C+.
At Welford Junction we went straight ahead towards Foxton Locks. There have been a couple more big trees down along here since we were here in January, this is the remains of the one that stopped us. A few roundels of wood waiting there to be picked up by someone with an axe.

Nice clean run through the tunnel with no one around and back out into the sunshine. I rather liked the exhaust cover on this boat, I think it was the previous owner giving us big waves out of the window. Yes its a Hola hoop hanging in the hedge.

A very nicely lit bridge with railings and not parapet walls for a change

I must admit I did like the name of this boat, it made me smile last time I saw it as well. Obviously a boat is a cure for everything.

The towpath looks open between bridges 58 and 59 as the fencing has been dragged right away from under the arches and is just laying on the grass. There is also a men at work sign, but no men. We moored for the night about 100 yards past bridge 59.

Today’s Journey

8¼ miles with 1 lock in 3 hours.