Nosy neighbour, think the moorhen wanted to share our lunch

Well we did stay the extra night at Weedon leaving there on Thursday morning.  A nice easy day with no locks but a very strong wind.  We got to Gayton Junction and moored for water.  No problem with that as the wind took us right on to the jetty.  Just arrived when a boat came along the arm to turn right out on to the Grand Union, straight into the wind.  It was their first time out with their new boat.  They were blown on to us but no damage done.  Cruising is sometimes known as a contact sport!  In then end Paul got on their boat and took it round the corner, then walked back.  By which time I had the water all connected!  After all that we moved back on to the main canal and decided to stay there for the night. 

Yesterday was a much busier day.  We moored at Blissford and went to look at the village, this was followed by the Tunnel of the same name.  The 3^rd longest on the network.  After a lunch break came the 7 locks of Stone Bruerne.  No boat to pair with so on our own.  As with Buckby there was lots of water with several of the gates overflowing.  Still they say better to be lucky than rich and I was lucky.  Two guys walking down through the locks were fascinated, not seen the locks being worked before.  Did we mind if they helped!!  I really don’t know what I would have done without them.  Yes I do, Paul would have had to get off and help.  This would have slowed us down and the light was fading  anyway as we moored for the night.