Napton Marina

Last night we ate at the Boat House as Diana had a 40% off mains voucher so I was able to use their Wi-Fi while sat on the boat.
This morning we were away about 10 am. down to Braunston Marina to wind and then head to Napton, Quite a few  boats moving about including hire boats, although Napton Narrowboats look to have most of theirs in at the moment. The level has improved since we were last out and is down between 6 and 8” I would say looking at the level of the water below the weir at Shuckburgh.

 

At Napton Junction we carried straight on towards Napton, but before we reached Napton Narrowboats it started raining, a good excuse to pull over for lunch and do a couple of outstanding jobs on the boat. Once it had cleared up we set off again planning to eat at the Folly. As we approached the winding hole below the Folly there was nowhere to moor and a party of moorers told us it was packed out all the way to the pub, so the only thing for it was to wind and head back towards Napton Narrowboats, mooring for the night between bridges 109 and 110.

Todays Journey

 

9 miles with no locks in 3¾ hours