Taking things quietly today. We set out soon after 10am to Braunston where we joined the Grand Union Canal towards Birmingham. The journey then took us to Napton Junction where the Oxford canal branches away from the GU. We however were staying on the GU. There had been a blustery cool wind so we stopped at the top of the nearby Calcutt Locks at 13:15 for lunch. The conditions did not improve, if anything the wind got stronger and with showers forecast we decided to move no further today.
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| Narrowboats entering Calcutt top lock |
In the afternoon we walked to the locks to watch the boats going through. Like the rest of the Grand Union man line these are wide locks reconstructed in the 1930s though the original narrow locks can still be seen.
6.49 miles, 2.75 hours.
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