Date - 05/02/08 Day - Tuesday Start - Newbold End - Last night was very similar to the night before, a little after 10 it started to rain and carried on most of the night but this morning it was blue sky and sunshine. We met lots of boats on the move today, 3 in the area of Hillmorton Locks. 1 left just before we arrived, to late to leave the gates open, one in the middle of the flight and one came in as we left. BW have now mounted the old Hillmorton cast iron lock gates as a display item below the flight on the side of a mound. We were to meet several more boats before Napton but the weather slowly deteriated with a bit of rain at Braunston and increasing wind for the rest of the trip. We unloaded the boat in Napton Top lock at 4-15 pm before winding and mooring on our home moorings. By the time I had drained the fresh water system it was blowing harder, raining and getting dark, this didn't improve until we arrived home in Suffolk. -- Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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