Another early morning, are we on holiday?, saw us moored at the slipway with Norm arriving at 7.30. He has taken over from Ray Lily who has moved us numerous times, and did a wonderful job loading us.

A few hours drive saw us at Calcutt Marina where Rico and Lorraine in Lazy Otter we’re waiting for us. Water tank filled up, goods restowed, good for cruising. Just a short day today, 3 locks and 2 hours to Braunston. This is a major canal town with lots of facilities. It also has numerous graceful ironbridges.

We are being spoiled tonight with a 3 course dinner cooked by Lorraine. Tomorrow sees numerous locks and a 2 mile long windy tunnel ! Looking forward to it all.

Marionette was the original Sea Otter, being just 18′ long, the one behind it is the same length as ours at 27′. Tiddlers compared to the traditional 72 footers. I’ve climbed onto one of the bridges to get a wifi signal for the dongle. Here’s our mooring tonight.