We set out just after
breakfast and a lazy morning, went down the 6 more locks of Buckby then Whilton flight. One of the locks had a feature we so enjoy. Often, but not always, the dates of work or repair of the locks are etched into the wood, iron or stone used. Here is a corner of a Buckby flight lock where we could see 1881 on the wall side and 1992 on the gate. 100 years between, but still travelable.On the open canal past the locks, we passed a sinking narrowboat, then moored up literally above the Church in Weedon, Northamptonshire. It's a strange feeling looking down on a Church spire from the canal! We arrived in Stowe Hill and moored opposite and just east of our friend's brokerage. There was some rain, but mostly it was an easier drier day. By the time we moored, the sun shone! Ah.
