Rugby to just outside Braunston. 3 Locks.

We we set off yesterday into a very wet and windy day, our friends will be with us on Monday so we just had to grin and bear it as we needed to get nearer to Braunston.

By the time we had reached Hillmorton Locks the drizzle had turned into a downpour, this created a very wet, bedraggled and none to happy D. Five minutes earlier and we could have pulled over, oh well.





At the top lock the scene had changed dramatically again.



Our plan was to get through the locks and pull in for the night, but as the weather had turned out for the better we plodded on to get ourselves a bit nearer.




All we had to do was watch out for low flying narrow boats along the way.





The late afternoon/early evening sun really made its mark on the fields opposite our mooring. There is so much colour around at the moment you begin to feel a little spoilt by it all. The hire boat companies seem to be enjoying a boom time around here, I can honestly say I have never seen so many boats out and about as this weekend.



While I am sitting here typing this I got the feeling I was being watched through the side door again.




A herd of young bulls, they are soooo inquisitive you get the feeling that they would get aboard if they could.

Braunston again tomorrow.



Until then......................................