On through Loughborough to Barrow Upon Soar

21st - Kegworth to Barrow upon Soar, 9.5 miles 5 locks
Today - Moored Barrow upon Soar

I had forgotten how beautiful the River Soar was, my last visit was in the 70's, when the river flooded overnight. My memories of that make me smile, a narrowboat was seen the next morning in a field astride a cow trough, and I remember a narrowboat being half over a weir. My memory takes me back to that day, it was very difficult to navigate through the 'fields' trying to steer a course between trees just guessing the way.

It's all very different now with boats put on stop at various traffic lights and flood locks, and the wiers have booms across, much the better way to do things!

I phoned BW yesterday morning just to see all was safe to travel on, and yes, no flood gates had been closed, and continue with care was the reply.

A lovely trip down to Barrow yesterday, the sun was warm and a welcome too after all the rain lately, certainly people we shared locks with were fed up with their 2 week holiday, having had a soaking most days.

It had been a long time since we had seen any hire boats too, way back on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal I think, and for sure it was much busier with boats now we had turned on to the 'Leicester Ring'

This morning we busily tidied around and Kiera and I made some cakes ready for Mum and Dad and her little sister to arrive.

Now they are all aboard, it's going to be very hard to keep ship shape I think this week