Very overcast this morning and a bit breezy, a bit of a commotion with boat getting in the mud when meeting other boats while passing moored boats. We were away at our normal time and did have just a very few spots of rain, not coat worthy. A brief stop just before the A5 bridge so that Diana could dispose of the rubbish, the bins are at the back of the pub carpark. There is still an old BWB sign on the pub wall.
Our next port of call was Hinkley where Diana just held the boat while I nipped to Screwfix, literally 2 minutes away to pick up some 13 amp/usb outlets I had ordered.
As we passed Ashby Narrowboats a hirer was being given instruction before heading out, it looked like most of their boats are out this week. I understand that if cows are lying down its a sign of bad weather, these ones were all lying down, but they may be to young to know the rules.
You don’t often see steel Narrowboats with outboard engines but we passed this one moored up today.
As we approached Sutton wharf, one of the boats on the long term moorings has a fake coffin on the roof which I am sure I have posted before. Now they also have a set of stocks on the bank, I guess they caught this chap speeding past moored boats.
Opposite the moorings on the towpath side is a spill weir, and as you can se the water is only a few inches down but it’s making quite a difference to navigation, having said that the canal is quite busy and we have met lots of boats.
We were planning to moor on the pontoons at the wharf, we could see at least one boat there and then the hire boat ahead pulled in, but there was still room for us on the end. After the hire boat left about 3-30 with help from the chap moored at the far end we pulled Harnser back and re moored her so as not to leave a git gap.
Today’s journey
9 miles with no locks in 4 hours
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