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| In Branston Lock |
We are on the move today and it was a glorious hot sunny
morning as we set off along the canal to Branston Lock which was just up ahead
of us. There was a couple of boats in
front of us and one coming down, so we waited our turn and soon we were going
up the lock and on along the canal.
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| Going into Tattenhill Lock |
Past Brantston Water Park we went and before long we were at
Tattenhill Lock. The boat in front of us
was just going up so we gave them a hand and as there wasn’t a boat coming
down, we emptied the lock and Kev brought the boat in. The locks along this section are very shallow
so don’t take long to go through.
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| Thai Mains |
We went on along the canal and stopped just after Bridge 36
where there is a boater’s refuse point so we could get rid of our rubbish and
chugged for another mile and moored up in the visitor moorings below Barton
Turn Lock.
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| Dessert |
We are having lunch in the Nipa Thai Restaurant in Barton
Turn Marina so we walked up the road and into the marina. There were lots of people in the marina
enjoying the sunshine. The Thai
Restaurant do a buffet lunch on a Sunday for a set price so we thought we would
try that and very good it was too. There
was a table of various starters and cold salads, a table with the mains on of
which there was about five or six dishes to choose from plus noodles and rice
and stir fry vegetables.
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| Nipa Thai Restaurant |
We had our fill of the starters and mains then headed to the
dessert table. There was hot bananas in
syrup, jelly, swiss roll, trifle and profiteroles and also tea and coffee and
biscuits and of course I had to try it all!!
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| Lake at Barton Turn Marina |
After lunch we had a walk around one of the three lakes in
the marina then made our way back to the boat.
We sat inside as it was very hot outside and there wasn’t any shade
where we were moored.
We are staying here tonight and also tomorrow then will head
on up the canal.
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| Moored below Barton Turn Lock |
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