Braunston

Boy were those trains noisy and lots of them in the early hours of this morning, they sounded almost constant around 1 –2 am with some stopping with their engines running. This morning as expected we woke to the sound of both trains and rain but a little after 10am it stopped and around half past we set off. There was a boat in Hillmorton bottom lock going up so they opened the offside lock for me, we in turn closed up for them. As they worked up the top lock a boat arrived to come down so were free to just leave.
We had just cleared the locks when the rain started again so out with the brolly.
The Belted Galloway calf had just been turned out at the top of the field and came romping down to the waters edge.

No this one had not been chopped in two but it just stood there looking at me.

Its not been a bad week for catching snaps of wild life, first the fox, then the Vole and today a Brown Hare, not close but recognisable.

There were also less wild animals to look at and go Ooo Arrr at.

By now the rain had stopped and in one direction bright blue sky’s, but the other way told a different story but thankfully there was no more rain until we had moored up

We did actually meet a second boat before we arrived at Braunston. At the junction we turned left and headed down to the Marina to wind before mooring between the water point and Bridge 91. The plan is to walk up to the Plough tonight for dinner, weather permitting, if it rains then just across the road to The Boat House again.

Today’s Journey7¾ miles with 3 locks in 3 hours