Crick to Bridge 33 (Leicester Arm - Grand Union Canal)

 

We are chugging off today but had a fairly late start.  We stopped for water by The Moorings restaurant, then set off up the canal.  This stretch is very winky wonky so we wound our way up this part.  On one of the narrow bits, we met a hire boat going full speed, but Kev saw them and stopped, they ended up stuck in the bank, while we chugged on by, that will teach them perhaps they will slow down next time!

We are going about 7 miles today, wow a long way for us, but there are no locks, so will only take a couple of hours or so.  We had a few spots of rain, but it soon cleared away and brightened up and was warm but rather windy.  The forecast was for rain this morning, but luckily it didn’t materialise.

Wild flowers on the canal

Going under the A14

We went under the A14 and moored up just past bridge 33 in a nice sunny spot in the middle of nowhere opposite corn fields.  

We will stay here tonight then chugging on tomorrow.  I went for a walk along the towpath to the next bridge and there were lots of wild flowers growing on the canal, they are in full bloom at the moment and very pretty.

Moored at Bridge 133