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1-2nd August 2016 Northampton to Thrup
Leaving Northampton Marina Monday morning we headed up the 16 locks of the Northampton branch to join the GU main line at Gayton, then headed south through Blisworth including the 2850m tunnel to Stoke Bruerne where we moored in the middle of the flight.
On Tuesday we spent the morning exploring to Stoke Bruerne and the Canal Museum before a short trip to Thrup. See video below.
15th July 2016 Northampton BC to Becket's Park Marina
Having gone further than we expected yesterday we only had a short hop to Northampton and Becket's park marina to do today. Just as we finished filling the first lock a boat arrived at the bottom, so we waited at the following lock and shared the locks in to Northampton where both boats moored up.
14th July 2016 Irthlingborough to Northampton Boat Club
From Irthingborough to Wellingborough where we lost one member of crew. Then continued intending to moor at Cogenhoe but found the bank covered in "Private - No Mooring" signs so pressed on. We did consider the new marina at White Mills but in the end pressed on to Weston Flavel intending to moor on the floating pontoon upstream of the lock. However we found the visitors mooring at the Northampton Boat Club just below the lock and as an IWA member received a very friendly welcome to both the mooring and the club bar and a free overnight mooring.
13th July 2016 Wadenhoe to Irthlinborough
Weather forcast for today was rain in the afternoon so we set out heading for Woodford. However having made good time and no sign of the rain we pushed on to irthlingborough and within 5 minutes of mooring up the rain descended, sharp but brief.
The Kyack has been getting some use again today and an be seen in a couple of sections.
12th July 2016 Oundle Marina to Wadenhoe
A short day today from Oundle Marina to Wadenhoe to stop at the Kings Head for dinner.
Kayak came out for the strech from Lilford to Wadenhoe lock but was slow going. Durring the paddle the owner discovered that there was an additional section in the bottom which needed to be inflated, with this done the Kayak was much more manoverable but a little less stable, resulting in one dog passenger going for a swim.
