On 03/04/2008, D. Wasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks for the tips! I know I have plenty of time, and thousands of > miles before we get there, but it's fun to think about it.
Talk of heading north from Rugby ignores the fact that locks are a big part of boating and that going that way, all you're going to experience is the small stop-lock at Hawkesbury Junction. Talk of the beauty of the Ashby Canal is a little bit irrelevant when time constraints mean that you won't see more than the first few miles of it. Somebody suggested you journey to Norton Junction and back. This gives the novelty of the three pairs of narrow locks at Hillmorton, the very different 5 broad locks of the Braunston flight and the tunnel with its kinks before winding at the junction with the Leicester Section. It will also give you the opportunity to spend some time in Braunston itself.
