Sat 27 Sep.
We were away at 1030am after a very quiet night, the back pumps were still running when we left. The farmer has made a very neat job of cutting the hedge between his field and the towpath.
A little further on at the off side long term moorings they were hard at work dredging as the moorers were having great difficulty both leaving and getting back to their moorings.
We were soon at Wigrams Turn and turning left towards Braunston Junction, again we would meet about half a dozen boats, although they are stuck on about 16 miles of canal some are moving around quite a bit. Today the weather felt much colder but thankfully the wind was very light. Due to the forecast for overnight rain we decided to go into Dunchurch Pools marina this afternoon to fill with diesel rather than tomorrow morning. Thankfully Dunchurch Pools is one of the cheapest places for diesel I know. By now the clouds were gathering,
so once we had filled up and paid our dues we left the marina, turned left and stopped on the first decent piece of mooring we came to.
Today’s journey
9 miles with no locks in 3½ hours
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