After the Braunston flight we took the decision not to venture down the the heavy locks of the Buckby flight. However, on seeing two volunteers ahead we did take advantage of their help through the top Lock and then found a very pleasant mooring for the night near Anchor Cottage.
The following morning we made our way to our first lock of the day and waited a short while for another boat to share the 6 lock descent. NB Preaux appeared as if by magic and we had a pleasant couple of hours working our way down the flight with Steve and Dina. The sun shone as we meandered along the Grand Union towards Stowe Hill where we planned to moor for the night, stopping en route for lunch and to pick up milk and bread from the little Tesco at Weedon Bec.
Sunday morning and the church bells can be heard across the fields and the sun shines again and after a slow start, a top up of water and a brief stop at Rugby Boat Sales to say hello, we bought Hunters Moon from them in 2012, we continued on our way along this pretty stretch of canal the peace of which is interrupted by the West Coast Mainline trains at regular intervals. The canal appears very quiet with very few boat movements in either direction. Perhaps the GU is less popular with hire boats than the Oxford. A very short day for us, mooring for lunch and staying put for the afternoon brings our first week afloat on this trip to a close. Jenny is cooking an on board roast this evening with the beautiful lamb chops we purchased in Braunston. Perfick!
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