The Rain Returns - so a Quiet day

Tuesday 28th May, 2013 at Winwick Grange.
A cold and wet day. The Crick show was truly blessed for those three beautiful days, with cold, wet days on either side.
Boats started moving early, especially those heading south towards the Watford flight. We did hear that at one point there was a queue of 11 boats waiting to go down (that's about four hours' wait!). Sensibly, we decided to go north for a few days and wait until the rush was over.
R walked into the village to post some cards and stock up on milk and fruit juice because to the north there is a remote section with no villages or services - but to M's delight it is a lock-free section for 20 miles! We have time to spare at the moment, so we decided to explore this part of the Leicester Arm up to Foxton Locks.
The weather was not conducive to travelling today, so we just cruised up to the nearest water point to fill up. Food we have a-plenty, but we were getting low on water. Then on another mile to find a pleasant place to moor.
We had an idle day, mostly spent reading and having an afternoon nap. Lovely!

The only sound is birdsong and the view is of vibrant yellow rape fields stretching as far as the eye can see.
Today: 3 miles, 0 Locks and 1.4 hours.
Trip: 54 miles, 45 locks and 42.0 hours.