Hot Weekend and Yelvertoft

4th Sept - Welford to Br. 39, Welford Arm and GU Leicester Section, 2.5 miles 1 locks
5th Sept - Moored Br. 39 GU Leicester Section
Today - Br. 39 to Br. 15 (Crickish), GU Leicester Section, 9 miles 0 locks

Phew, hot weekend!

Big change today though, the cloud came over early and the wind sure did pick up some. Need food, well we have plenty of tins, but our freezer is empty and yearning for some fresh meat. Lucy and I abandoned ship at bridge 28 and enjoyed a 2.5 mile walk across some very pretty countryside to Yelvertoft, while Vic took No Problem the long route round the contours (3.25 miles). I picked up milk from the Post Office/General Store, and was told that the butcher did not open on Mondays or Tuesdays, so I grabbed some frozen fish and chips from his freezer and arrived back at Yelvertoft Wharf with Vic only just coming into view.

Poor Vic, he had an eventful trip, a hire boat with a large very happy-go-lucky crew had gone into hysterics as they went into the bushes passing him. Vic was laughing along with them, watching them try to extricate themselves from the situation when suddenly he went aground the other side!

Moored for the evening near Crick, I did intend to walk to the top of Crack Hill, but took one look at it and decided that after my march across country today, I would leave that for a 'do it tomorrow' thing. Instead I fired up my internet connection and purchased a couple of walkie talkies from ebay. All I have to do now is to teach Vic how to use them instead of our bizarre sign language at locks, and they will come in useful to stop him worrying about me being out far to late walking!