We moved from Braunston to Stowe Hill on the Monday, August 2nd, then stayed put with some work and laundry to do. During the week, Pete and our friend had decided that a Birthday Party would be arranged for Elizabeth on the Friday. What a hoot! It was fabulous evening with the couples from three boats. We have realised a great wheeze for such a party - each couple brings their own plates, cutlery and glasses, then the washing up gets divvied out. Brill!
Saturday morning was slightly hazy... We all shared out again and had a cooked breakfast for six - at 2pm!!!
On the Sunday, we set out north again to make our way back to Blue Haven. We stopped in Weedon for food and flowers, stopped at a bridge for Elizabeth to do a small trek for the Heart of the Shires shopping village, then moored up above Buckby Top lock. It was hard work, again as the locks were busy and it was so very shallow, but we finally breathed in and squeezed into a mooring just above the top lock.
The next day we made it through the Braunston Tunnel and locks with very shallow pounds (again!). We moored up opposite the Boat House and of course, imbibed before dinner. Wednesday morning we made the cloudy but dry trek of only 2 hours and no locks to moor up again at our "home home" - Blue Haven. We'll be here a few weeks as we travel to places in Scotland and as we do a few interior design maintenance things.
