We woke to a cold boat as the stove had gone out overnight. However the central heating soon warmed the saloon to a comfortable temperature. We set off at 9:40 in rather better conditions than yesterday with some sunshine and less wind.
First bit of excitement was the three Hilmorton locks each of which are paired. These are the only "real" locks on our trip, the only other being the 1 foot deep stop lock at Hawkesbury which we hope to do tomorrow. The descent of Hilmorton locks was quick and easy as there was a volunteer lock keeper at each of the bottom 2 locks. We cruised on to Rugby where we stopped just before lunchtime to visit the nearby Tesco.
After lunch at the mooring we set off again passing through the short Newbold tunnel and some lovely tree lined cuttings. We finally moored up for the neght at All Oak Wood near Brinklow at 15:45.
8.83 miles, 3 locks 4 hours 10 minutes.
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