Tuesday 2^nd October. Well, here we are on the last full day of our travels for the time being. A lovely start to the day with bright sunshine.

If you look closely just above the trees you will see one of the aircraft preparing to land at the airport.

Because it’s the last day, eggs, bacon and fried bread for breakfast. Got to keep our strength up!

Once again, the forecast not that good so we set off to make our way back to Pillings Lock. There are quite a few boats moored on the canal at Kegworth near The Otter pub. Some are modest craft like our own whilst others are more like homes in the water with conservatories and leaded windows.

The Otter itself was having repairs undertaken to an extractor unit on the top of one of the chimneys.

You can see that the safest way to undertake this work was by using a ‘cherry-picker’. I wonder how much all that cost!

We fairly charged along today as there were few other craft out and about. Also there weren’t many boats moored up, so no need to keep slowing down as you go past.

Passed through Normanton on Soar, a lovely stretch of the river but very few places to stop and explore.

On through Loughborough and safely back to the marina.

It’s been a wonderful time out for us and our daily diary means that we can relive the voyage when we get back home.