Old sunk boat at Buckby Top

We left the boat for a few days to go to a (95-year-old) friend's funeral, hence the lack of blogging. But I'm back now, and on the Leicester Section just south of Crick Tunnel. Son-in-law Ben dropped us at Norton Junction at lunchtime - a perfect opportunity to visit the New Inn for Sunday lunch. I had the half roast chicken: lots of meat. Good value (£12.50). Jan had the roast beef, also very good. On the 48 hour moorings opposite the pub is a sunk wooden boat. This wasn't here the last time we passed, so it can only recently have sunk. Was it being towed somewhere? It's not the best place for it to be.

At Watford Locks we had to wait for three boats to come down, then we made a reasonably quick ascent.

The two Calcutt hire boats we were following made a right hash of mooring; we hovered in the channel while they sorted themselves out. Now we have tied up ready for the final stint to North Kilworth tomorrow for blacking.