Monday 23rd July.

A late start this morning setting off at 9.45 am.

Still hot and sunny. Arrived at the top of Watford Locks at 10.15
 Jo set off to find the Lock keeper who was part way down the locks who told her that we could start our way down.

Not many boats around the locks, so we made good time passing through.

Cruised on to Norton Junction and turned towards Braunston and the tunnel.

Still not many boats moving so we expected not to meet many boats in the tunnel. We hesitated at the beginning of the tunnel whilst a boat exited it, he warned us that there was a boat behind him about 200 yards in. We sailed in and yes we passed that boat, then two more that were day boats, then three more before we exited. No problems with any of them.

At the top of the Braunston Locks we met a single hander who we had met two days before at Foxton.

When I entered the top lock to join him we decided to breast up and move the boats through the locks together.

All went well, there was a good level of traffic so it meant it was easier as gates were being left open as we left locks.
Moored up in Braunston for lunch, I paid a visit to the chandlers at the bottom of the lock.
Watered up and moved off to about two miles out of the village.