The day started well and we woke to bright sunshine, 9-30 off to the café for a full English, we both thought it was even better than last time we were here.
Then it started to go down hill, first it started to rain, that continued without a break until 10 minutes after we moored up for the day. Then the Bywater Hotel Pair came through, I could still see them down the canal ahead of us when we returned to the boat, so we have it until quarter to eleven before setting off.
Due to the dredging work that has been carried out this farmer has got a bit of his field back, or he will have when it dries out. Its just after bridge 35.
We past the site where the dredging's were taken ashore, they look to have excavated some large ponds to accommodate it all. I will try for a better view on our return. I was taken a bit by surprise.
These markers defining the boundary of the canal companies land are dotted about, but I am not sure how they would have worked unless there was virtually a continues line of them, Just on in a field doesn’t mean much as it just shows a spot.
So far so good with the hotel boats and then as we approached Bosworth, there they were, chugging along. Diana felt sure they would stop for lunch there, but no they carried on and we followed at a respectable distance. This went on for some time 
and I attempted to moor for a cup of tea a couple of times but couldn’t get against the side. Then just before bridge 50 they pulled over and tied up and we were free to be on our way. I hadn’t got close behind them as I didn’t expect them to ether speed up or with such a muddy canal pull over for me to pass. Its a small price to pay to see the trade continuing.
We have met very few boats today, I wonder why? We made our way through Shackerstone and moored up for the night half way to Snarestone by Timm’s Bridge and as I said earlier, it stopped raining almost immediately .
8½ miles with no locks in 3½ hours
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