Date - 20 July Day - Thursday Start - Highhouse Wharf End - Napton Folly Last nights moorings were very quiet, the only problem was the flies, there were swarms of them. We set off about 9 am to a much cooler day, as we passed Stowehill I couldn't see the diesel price or pumpout board and the shop looked shut up. As we approached Whilton bottom lock I saw someone go to the top paddles and turn the lock, I thought that will only hold us up for a few minutes, however it was actually a boat going up alone. Di turned the lock and we went in and waited untill the boat we could see in the distance arrived, we then had a good run up together meeting boats in every lock. As we approached lock 11 there was a BW chap painting and he had brought the dredger down from the next lock to use as a workshop and he had moored it just above and not on the lock moorings, at lock 10 the other two BW boats had been pulled up a bit to leave room for the dredger between them and the lock moorings. We didn't meet any boats in Braunston tunnel and the air was quite clear, at Braunston top we turned the lock and waited for the boat behind. Talking to the lady steerer she said she wouldn't do it again, some people she met in the week were very nice but some were awful shouting to slow down when the speed control was on the point of being out of gear. Halfway down the flight we ran into a bottleneck as all the boats that had been moored in the Nelson pound had just set off, 7 of them which backed everything up. I rang Calcutt to find out there opening hours and price of diesel, its still 50p and 47p for over 100 lt. but they close at 5-30 and no way were we going to get there by then. We moored for the night at 6-30 right on the bend by the Folly pub. Tomorrow will just be the flight and then by car to see Diana's mum.
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