Yesterday we travelled through Stenson Lock which is very deep and you moor the boat a little way back as the water is fierce when it is released from the lock.

Yesterday we cruised on to Swarkestone Lock and have stayed today as it has rained all day, this is where I lost our friends boat Intrepid many years ago as the wind was blowing so hard I couldn't hold on to her and she got blown across the canal.

Today we left Sawley Marina to travel along the River Trent to Derwent Lock to enter the Trent and Mersea Canal passing through Sawley to Weston Lock in earshot of Castle Donnington Race course.

The last couple of days have managed to get a couple of outstanding jobs done, hopefully the thunder storms will hold off as we are cruising off tomorrow on to the Trent and Mersey Canal.

Last night we moored at Sawley and this morning we moved into Sawley Marina for a few days as we are ahead of schedule.

As we left the River Soar and entered on to the River Trent we said our goodbyes to our lock partners.

On our travels passing through Loughborough and not having another boat to share the double locks to our amazement we came across a boat to share some locks who were travelling to the River Trent so we decided to complete the River Soar.

Yesterday was another lovely day as we prepared to leave Barrow upon Soar with the green light to say it was safe to travel on the river Soar we dropped down the deep lock to start our days travels.

It was not long before we passed Pillings Lock Marina where Dianne and Peter kept Plan B.

In the first picture is us waiting at a lock because there was a boat in the lock the first travelling boat we have seen in days, filled up with diesel and they stated they are only seeing two customers a day.

We travelled on to Barrow upon Soar not sure what they feed the swans here as they are huge big enough to carry two people.

Cassie is sixteen today and still enjoys having her presents to unwrap.

Today we stayed at Birstall overlooking the Watermead Country Park which are created from old sandpits where fossils of a mammoth were found.

We were advised to travel through Leicester as there were celebrations for Leicester City winning the league, at a lock on our travels we filmed by a Indian guy for his Youtube channel.

We then dropped down a lock on to the River Soar passing the Leicester Cities ground, a brilliant wall painting and the Space Centre.

Link to Youtube video for anyone to flick through.

Bachhe kho jane pe mummy ne sarika ko kya bola? Aur pehli baar UK 🇬🇧 me gadi chalai (youtube.com)

As we travelled down 12 locks today there was a guy who gave us a hand at one lock who was walking to Leicester after completing the lock he carried on walking then I noticed that the towpath was nothing but mud so I reversed up and picked him up and took  him to the next lock, he was being tracked by his daughter in Leicester so would wonder why he was walking in the middle of the canal.

We travelled through some of the beautiful Leicestshire countryside today the party was well on the way in this tented area at one lock, the people in the last picture waited for us to join them in the lock only to find out they were winding just out the lock.

Yesterday was the official start of the summer cruise first we caught up with Keith who we crossed the Ribble Link with last year at Debdale Wharf cruising on to Fleckney Bridge, the pictures show how overgrown the Leicester Section has become.

We are now officially heading towards Leicester by mooring at the bottom of Foxton Locks, we have had a couple of fairly dry and warm days so the dogs have had a walk.