Todays progress on The Maisibert first coat of blacking, tunnel bands painted and new anodes.

The work has started preparation for blacking completed,painting of the tunnel bands and new anodes.

After a phone call yesterday asking if we could get the boat in so work could start today we travelled down the arm to meet a traffic jam on the one and only lock, so returned to Braintree and will pick the boat up on Friday.

We arrived at the top of the Welford Arm Wednesday but because of poor internet I was not able to update the blog, it was a cold and windy journey.

After completing Watford Locks the next challenge was Crick Tunnel normally very wet inside the tunnel but suprising after the amount of rain we have had recently it was fairly dry.

Although the canal is quiet we had a fairly long wait at Watford Locks for one boat to travel up and two boats to travel down the reason being the locks are staircase.

After a meal in The Admiral Nelson with Jackie and Nick we decided to brave the wind and rain and travel through Braunston Tunnel to Norton Junction.

Yesterday we cruised into Braunston well known for not being able to get Internet hence the updating today.

Today we started our trip to Welford to get The Maisibert blacked and tonight we are moored at the Hillmorton Top Lock

We have had a busy week with visits from John and Jackie, Barbra and Andy who towed us up the locks to the Lancaster Canal, Sacha and Tom on Saturday and then a Chinese meal with Del and Al last night. 

The summer trip is finally over as we returned to the marina today arriving just as it started to pour but at least the wind dropped to allow us to moor with no problems.

Today we travelled through our last lock for this summer's trip travelling on to moor near Ansty Golf Course where the other third of the boat was washed.

Yesterday we travelled up the rest of Atherstone locks and passed the usual show at Charity Wharf on to Hawkesbury Junction, as the weather was nice two thirds of the boat got a wash.

Today we travelled on to Atherstone coming up six locks to moor halfway to drop off an alternator for repair.