Yesterday I described the attractive mooring and the owl box. Unfortunately we could not stay. In the early evening the boat had developed a noticeable list. Further investigation indicated that the water level in the canal was falling. So at 7:30pm we decided to move further down the canal to somewhere safer.
This required a half mile journey beyond the next lock where the canal is fed by water from the River Soar. The remainder of our route until we meet the Trent follows the Soar with the locks being located in short canalised sections.
Whilst Denise was filling the lock a passer-by asked whether we needed any help; It turned out that he was a volunteer lock keeper so I inquired about the low water level. Apparently the pound was known to be leaking but the cause has not yet been found.
Rather than changing yesterdays blog today's journey statistics include last night's move.
We set off this morning at 9:15. Although one may not believe it from the photos most of the journey was within 2 miles of the city centre. At Freeman's Lock, our last lock of the day the Soar is diverted around by a large weir.
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| Aylestone Mill Lock surrounded by the treets of Leicester |
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| Weir at Freeman's Lock |
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| View down the Straight Mile |
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| Moored at Friar's Mill |
Locks:5
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