Well the girls limbered up with 6 locks straight after breakfast, luckily we were joined by an experienced crew who made it a pleasure to cruise with. This was followed by a 2 mile tunnel, and 2 way with a spare inch between the wall and any oncoming boats.

Then it was a short time to Napton Junction where we turned onto the Leceister line proper. This is a narrow canal, everything is a bit tighter on them, but we prefer it!

It feels a proper canal, and we can double up with Lazy Otter in the Locks.

To finish the day off we had 3 more normal locks and a staircase of 4 at Watford Gap. This was an impressive feat of engineering, and required the right paddle sequence. After we had done the first the lockmaster left us to it, recognising an experienced crew ! We are on schedule and have at least 4 more sunny days to bank up the miles.