Date - 28/12/06 Day - Thursday Start - 1015 Napton Folly End - 3 45 pm Bridge 103 GU
Quite a bit of rain overnight but it was fine this morning and as the day progressed the weather just got better, The sky cleared to a beautiful blue and the sun shone brightly, even now the sky is clear and starlit so we may get a frost. Several boats were on the move before we started off, as we passed The Bridge at Napton there were John and Joan who were waiting for us as we planned to spend the rest of the holiday together. We also passed "Black Swan" an Ownerships vessel, our other friends will betaking over on her tomorrow and we will all meet up at Stockton Marina. We had a pleasant cruise through to Branston, Diana steered most of the way as I wired in 2 more LED downlights into the lounge. We have now replaced all the Halogen Dichroics in this area and saved lots of amps. The waterway was surprisingly busy for the time of year and there were only a few vacant moorings in Braunston. I stopped at the first water point and filled the tank while Diana walked into the village to buy a few odds and ends, she returned weighed down with two carrier bags. Mike and Krystyna were moored just before the water point so I had a short chat with them before heading down to the Marina to turn and wait for John to finish filling with water at the other water point. By then Diana had returned and we head back along the Grand Union to stop for a late lunch at the end of the puddle banks. About an hour later we were away again steering into the setting sun until we reached the farm just before bridge 103 where we have moored for the night. This is probably the best bit of towpath that we have seen since Napton Top Lock and the wear and tear is not due to the odd boater walking along, they are obviously very heavily used by walkers etc. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
