Nearing the start!

Travelling up Foxton Locks

We have been carrying on with our southward journey.  A mix of busy days and shorter days.  Saturday was very hot, but we managed to work up through 5 locks before finding a mooring where we could sit in the shade.  In between cruising Paul is trying to get some work done to Falcon in readiness for her going up for sale next month! Meanwhile I have been busy inside.
On Sunday we arrived a Foxton Locks.  There are 10 locks there in 2 staircases of 5 locks.  This raises the canal by 75 ft, in about a quarter of a mile.  Friends Ruth and George who live not too far away came and joined us for the day.  We arrived at the locks just

George working hard!

before 12, put our name on the list to find we were 12th!  Still this gave us time to eat lunch and we set off shortly after.  Ruth stayed on the stern with Paul whilst George came with me where I kept him busy with the paddles!
With the 4 of us we were soon at the top.  Unfortunately George and Ruth had to go shortly after, so Paul and I had to go to the pub on our own!
Yesterday we arrived at North Kilworth and caught up with Barry on Blue Moon who is now moored in the marina there.  He was one of the first boating friends we made back in 2012 whilst we were still in Yelvertoft Marina.  We are now just a couple of miles from that marina and may well be popping in the on the way through.  On Friday our niece Lisa and her husband Phil are coming to see us.  So all in all a busy time!