Last night we ate out at the Aroma Spice, a small indian restaurant in Birstall. It was delicious, one of the best indian meals we have ever eaten. Highly recommended.
We are now nearly a day ahead of schedule so did not leave Birstall until 10am. It has been a glorious trip with blue skies, beautiful river scenery and 3 locks. Our engine had been running long enough to recharge our batteries when we reached Sileby Lock at lunchtime so we decided to moor up for the day above the lock next to a bridge over a small weir.
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| Cruising down the Soar |
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Further down the Soar |
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| Moorfed at Sileby Lock |
From our window we can see the river flowing slowly by and large numbers of dark blue damsel flies fluttering above the water. Inside the boat despite both front and back doors and a couple of windows being open the thermometer is showing 30 degC. Hopefully it will cool down a bit overnight.
Journey Statistics
Distance: 5.1 miles
Locks: 3
Time 2 hours 45 minutes
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