Out into the countryside

Today was gentler. After a decent sleep with nothing but the owls for
company we headed out into the Warwickshire countryside. It makes such
a difference gliding past trees and fields instead of derelict
warehouses!

More visitors today who brought with them food treats - they can come
again ;-) The only down side of having guests is that we tend to cover
less ground when entertaining but that is a small price to pay for the
joy of watching small children ride their first lock - actually the
real fun comes from watching their parents' faces as they run down the
roof and almost forget to stop at the end. Falling in the Grand Union
Canal is not to be recommended judging by the number of dead fish,
birds and even sheep we've seen floating by.

Today we have covered 9 miles and 22 locks. In total we've done 58
miles and 83 locks. That's a about 45% of the total trip.

Tomorrow will be a very slow day as I have to drive to Reading and
pick up two of my sons who are coming to stay for the rest of the
week. I'm so looking forward to having them with us. The third will
arrive on Wednesday after he gets back from a few days at Spring
Harvest.