A motley collection of boats are moored up. Herons on the bankside and a flock of Canada Geese in the field. Cows and calves grazing on the water meadows. Wide open stretches of water that moves swiftly. Yippeee I’m back on a river!
Kegworth
A smart vegetable
delivery van is parked in a layby. The
wording painted neatly next to the back door says ‘There are no cabbages left in
this vehicle overnight’Foxton
I like going
through Foxton Locks. I often find that being at the helm of a boat progressing
up a flight of locks is rather tedious.
I get bored and get off to help and muck up the routine of the workers,
I lose concentration and bang into things, I grumble because everything takes
so long. But here at Foxton progress is quick due to the help from volunteers, as
the boat emerges from the depths of the locks there are plenty of people along
the towpath to chat to. As we move on up the view opens out into a vista across
the fields. Then when we moor up at the top there is a boat selling books and a
shop selling ice-cream and down at the bottom there is a pub and the sun is
shining. What more could one wish for?
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