Naughty but Nice

Couldn't help myself, I could take the sight of this beautiful weather no more, so after a couple of hours on Friday, I shut up shop and Liz and I headed for Quo, packed to stop the night.
In absolutely fabulous weather, we cruised up towards Saddington Tunnel, seeing  our  first Kingfisher along the way!. We moored at the aqueduct for a late lunch of BLT's, then after a suitable rest, chugged up to the winding hole & turned. The temperature was now sky high, so as soon as we found a shady spot, we moored up again and just lazed until the temperature dropped.

A shady spot to sit out the heat

By 5pm it was just right, and we continued back past Debdale and on to Foxton Locks, mooring on the 48 hour moorings right by Rainbow Bridge.

The Inn was booked up solid, and Bridge 61 had sold out of food, so we just had a quiet drink and soaked up the wonderful atmosphere, then back to Quo for Plan B ... Liz's Stew, which went down a treat. We turned in early, and were serenaded by Tawny Owls ... magic!!

As usual on board, we woke early and I watched the sun come up whilst watching the France Tonga rugby match. We were on our second cup of tea by the time the England Scotland game was on, and having seen England progress, we walked up to Bridge 61 for a coffee and a Bacon Baguette ,,, yum yum.
As always, reality interrupts at some point, Jody was returning from a school trip to Strasbourg at 12.45, so we chugged slowly back to Debdale in brilliant sunshine to end another couple of absolutely fabulous narrowboating days.

Foxton Locks Festival

Having slept-over on Friday night, we had a pleasant Saturday at the Festival, good food, beer and music, then back to Quo.
The weather forecast for Sunday didn't look good, and we had to pick Jo up from work for 4.30, so Liz went off to sort Jody, whilst I cruised back to Debdale solo. We arrived at Debdale bridge simultaneously, and Liz just stepped back aboard for the short cruise onto our mooring ... very slick.
We really love our boat, after a few early problems, she has settled down to being absolutely perfect for our requirements..