After completing Watford Locks the next challenge was Crick Tunnel normally very wet inside the tunnel but suprising after the ammount of rain we have had recently it was fairly dry.

Although the canal is quiet we had a fairly long wait at Watford Locks for one boat to travel up and two boats to travel down the reason being the locks are staircase.

After a meal in The Admiral Nelson with Jackie and Nick we decided to brave the wind and rain and travel through Braunston Tunnel to Norton Junction.

Yesterday we cruised into Braunston well known for not being able to get Internet hence the updating today.

Today we started our trip to Welford to get The Maisibert blacked and tonight we are moored at the Hillmorton Top Lock

We have had a busy week with visits from John and Jackie, Barbra and Andy who towed us up the locks to the Lancaster Canal, Sacha and Tom on Saturday and then a Chinese meal with Del and Al last night. 

The summer trip is finally over as we returned to the marina today arriving just as it started to pour but at least the wind dropped to allow us to moor with no problems.

Today we travelled through our last lock for this summer's trip travelling on to moor near Ansty Golf Course where the other third of the boat was washed.

Yesterday we travelled up the rest of Atherstone locks and passed the usual show at Charity Wharf on to Hawkesbury Junction, as the weather was nice two thirds of the boat got a wash.

Today we travelled on to Atherstone coming up six locks to moor halfway to drop off an alternator for repair.

After having lunch with Paul and his dad we set off crossing the Tame Aquaduct and mooring near Alvecote Marina.

Last couple of days we have moored at Tamworth and today we had lunch with Paul and his dad who now resides in Tamworth, it was Paul's dad that cleared The Maisibert of the old ballast when it arrived in Stoke.

The top three photo's show the scar of HS2 at Fradley where there is going to be a bridge crossing the Trent and Mersea, then entering the A38 bridge a boat entered so I reverse out only for that boat to be followed by two others.

Cruised on today stopping off in Rugely for supplies passing someone's garden where they spend a lot time putting things together, had planned to be on the Coventry Canal tonight but was held up by two very slow boats so gave up at the top lock on the Fradely Flight.