Always stop off by the brownsover facilities as it is so convenint for my doctor, shopping at Tesco and busses into town for everything else.

Just a brief stopover on our way to Nottingham, our planned desination fr the summers cruising.

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stopped off for some ash just after the tunnel

Stopped off at the services?

(Some sort of celebration at the end a couple of boats with musicians making music. I think it might have been a wedding)

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Watwer available

refuse disposal half way, water at the bottom

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A tree to lay in

This is the first year that we have actually managed to set off cruising in March, most years we seem to be beleagured by things that we need to do before we set off.
Through Rugby and Hillmorton and down to Braunston where we negotiated the tunnel. On the south side we found an ash tree down so took the opportunity of topping up with wood for the fire.
From there we went to the junction of the Grand Union and the Leicester Arm where we turned left and headed off toward Watford Gap. Yes, the same Watford Gap that is on the motorway. We moored up just before the staircase of 5 locks and walked into the motorway service area, nothing of interest there but at least we can say we have been to Watford Gap with the boat.
Stopped off at Laughton Hills and went for a walk up the hill. my No. 2 found a tree with branches low and level enough to lay in, which she did. So calming and relaxing she nearly went to sleep and fell off.
We arrived at the Foxton staircase flight of 10 locks at the end of the month after a really exciting journey.