Market Harborough

Late start today and we didn’t get away until 11 am by which time a couple of boats had been by heading north.
We had a bit of rubbish to get rid of and the bins are at the carpark at the bottom of Foxton Locks, whenwe shopped I noticed there was a water tap there so two jobs for the price of one. We didn’t wait until the tank was full as if there was space to moor at Market Harborough there are loads of taps.
Now your quiz question on how well you understand CRT signs. What does this one mean?

The swing bridge seams much easier to operate now than it did and we were soon on our way. The next swing bridge is more of a problem and very heavy to get started, some thoughtful soul has attached a piece of rope to the latching leaver so now you can push on the very end of the operating are for maximum leverage while disengaging the latch. Such a simple thing has made things so much better, its still a pig to get moving.
WE only met one boat today and that turned out to be John and Jan who we haven’t seen for a couple of years. Just a hello in passing, as you do.
A rather unusual sight was a couple of Red Tailed Kites and a Buzzard soaring around above us together.

When we got to Market Harborough there was loads of space, only two boats on the visitor moorings, we went into the basin and winded and then took the first vacant mooring spot we came to on the canal. Lots of these moorings are in reach of a water point which is handy and we completed filling our tank, the pressure isn’t great but as we had moored for the day it didn’t matter.

Todays Journey 6¼ miles with no locks in 2¾ hours.