Friday 27th April.

Not raining in the morning and the forecast is that it will start raining about 11 am.
As we wanted to go up the locks we set off at 8.30am. We arrived at the bottom of the locks at about 9 am. As far as I could see there was no other boats waiting to go up. After mooring the boat at the bottom of the locks, I set off up the locks to find the Lock Keeper, he was in his office above the cafe at the top of the Locks. We were the only boat waiting so we would come up first at 10 o'clock.
When the locks were opened we set off assisted by the lock keeper then by another volunteer lock keeper and then yet another volunteer lock Keeper came to help as well!!

 We managed the trip in 44 minutes and without it raining. Moored at the top and took on water.
Then I drove the car to Harborough parked it at the Wharf car park and caught the bus back to Foxton.