"The water was shallow for long stretches, slowing us even more,
but we arrived at a good mooring at around 6:00."
The winds had made their mark.
Husbands Bosworth Tunnel
Top of Foxton Locks
Engine compartment vent grille. This keeps happening!
"There were few other moving boats on the water;
we saw perhaps twelve in the five hours we travelled."
"When we finally found a decent spot at which to eat,
we decided to stop there for the rest of the day and night."
"Monday continued the warm, springy trend, and we made our
way down to the basin at Union Wharf, Market Harborough."
"We moored just outside the basin, and Grace went into town for a bit of shopping."
"After an extended lunch break, we winded in the basin,
and returned up the arm towards Foxton again."
A lovely place to have lunch...
The Cheese Boat gets around!
"It made us smile, seeing some of them going so slowly and tentatively, but just loving it."
"At least it wasn't windy and rainy, and the flowers would be out,
despite the gloom above. So we arrived, first at Easton Walled Gardens."
"Then Woolsthorpe Manor"
"The house where Isaac Newton was born, and spent much of his life."
"The tree still remains under which Newton sat when he developed a theory of gravity."
"Yelvertoft seems to have a way with skies."
"We took advantage of the change and planted out our troughs with pansies."
"Jess's gigs with Said the Maiden on tour with the Swarb..."
"Steve's production and engineering of the Maiden's new album..."
"and his three weeks of work installing a sound system
at Sheffield Cathedral with DM Installations..."
"Naomi's brilliant work on the garden..."
"and her allotment..."
"and the Food Smiles community agriculture project
she's spearheading, launched officially that day."
"May Bank Holiday weekend always brings a rush of activity to the marina."
"And the weather was perfect, with sunny skies, warm air and no wind."
"The marina water was like a mirror."
Swarb & the Maidens in Leicester
"They brought Grace a late birthday present, a fascinating book
about canal art, very appropriate indeed in view of
the painting course Grace was going to attend
at Stoke Bruerne later that month."
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