Great Ouse

Set off at 1000. Paired up with a boat giving some aduts with learning difficulties to do the locks.(See below)

Water deep as this is the river Soar. SL fairly skipped along at 6 MPH-it probably thinks its back on the Great Ouse in Bedford. Lush watermeadows and high value properties with gardens coming down to the river at Barrow on Soar. Still not seen a combine harvester.

Mountsorrel Lock

Mountsorrel Lock

Barrow on Soar

Moored in Loughborough at in a residential part but only a short walk to town centre where we topped up provisions.

151 miles 136 locks.

Mother in Law and Ivor coming on board tomorrow evening. We are aiming for Kegworth which is about 3 hours from here so another walk into Loughborough for a decent coffee tomorrow morning.

And on tomorrows blog I will be publishing exclusively my sisters poem.

To leave you with here is a shot of where we are presently moored.