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| Riverside house in Normanton on Soar |
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| Large patch of floating weed (with ducks) |
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| Woodthorpe Bridge between Loughborough and Barrow |
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| Barrow Bridge |
The sky was overcast when we left Zouch at 9:25, though there was less wnid than yesterday and the temperature felt warmer. Less than a mile later we passed the village of Normanton On Soar where very smart hourses with waterside gardens line the bank of the river. It is not a place for boaters as there are no public moorings and the riverside village pub only allows mooring by the local charity trip boat. No welcome for passing visitors.
2 miles further on we reached the industrial town of Loughborough where we mooored to visit the nearby Sainsburys. After lunch we set off again southwards, to the village of Barrow on Soar where we moored for the night
Thinking about our journey last night I realised that the whole trip through .the midlands until the first real lock on the Soar, a distance of about 80 miles, has been down hill. We are now travelling up hill until the top of DFoxton Locks after which the rest of te journey will be down hill agin.
3 Hours 55 mins, 3 (real) locks, 6.91miles
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