Monday 22nd

We are finding, with the hot weather, that we need to motor as much as possible in the morning before the heat kicks in after 3 pm. At the moment we are moving for about 4 hours which charges the batteries nicely. 

Here we are at about 10 o'clock on the Barby Straight. 

So called because it's near Barby and it's straight for about a mile. Normally you would cover 1 mile in about 15 mins. However, there is a long line of moorings canalside which slows everything down.

Part way along is Barby Marina and it's good to see that their Alpacas are still there. 

The captain enquired as to how many pictures I have taken of Tarry's Wharf. No idea but it's a lovely bit of canal nostalgia. 

Then, just round the corner, Hillmorton Locks. The busiest flight in the country. 

These are double locks but we tend to wait for a boat to come through, use their water instead of unnecessarily filling a second lock and wasting so much water. 

Having cleared the locks we took the opportunity to take on water and empty the loo. Above is an unglamorous of me returning to the boat trailing an empty cassette behind me. 

We then pushed on to Rugby where we managed to find a nice shady mooring. Not necessarily in the best of places. It was close to a busy road bridge. But, as noted, it was shady. 

As per usual, Monday evening and time for risotto. We call it risotto but it's really a concoction of chunks of Sunday roast, onions, peppers, tomatoes, bit of gravy (also from Sunday), rice and anything else we feel adds to the dish. 

Another hot day tomorrow so an early-ish start again.