Date - 04 01 07 Day - Thursday Start - 0930 Newbold End - 4 PM end of puddle bank Braunston We set off at about 9 30 through Newbold tunnel with all the pretty lights. I would still like to know who paid for them. We winded at the first bridge north of the tunnel 48 in a disused arm, it was quite a tight turn back into the arm and I doubt anything over 60 foot would manage it. We then reversed back to Terry Yate's yard to have a look at the steam boat " Laplander" standing up on the hard. She is very round under the water line with a serious prop to push her along. We then headed back towards Braunston in some very strange weather, the sky would open up nice and blue and it would start to rain then the clouds come over, the sun would go in and the rain would stop. As we approached Braunston under bridge 89 the sunken boat now has had the floor lifted on the cruiser stern and oil absorbent pads floated on the oil that has leaked from the engine. We moored for the night just north of bridge 99 to a glorious sunset at about 4 PM. One point of interest is that of all the boats moored between bridge 98 and 99 only 1 is displaying a valid licence, even ours is 4 days out of date, the next is dated 08/06 and the rest have nothing. I wonder what BW recorded on this stretch when they did there check in November.
-- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Visit this site and help save our waterways http://www.savethewaterways.org.uk/
