We went home for a few days rest and recouperation, check on the bees and chickens, see how bad the growth in the poly tunnel had got, and to see if the cats still remembered us; then back to the boat.

The first day was mostly driving, doing the two car shuffle; both cars to our final destination (Northampton), leave one there then one car to where we had left the boat at Milton Keynes.

We managed a couple of hours of sallying forth, enough to get us out of Milton Keynes and closer to where we hope to meet up with Tom tomorrow, who is going to help us with the first flight of locks at Stoke Bruerne.

Tomorrow we start our journey proper!