WIDEBEAMS AGAIN

I had long known there was a trip boat at Foxton which is one of the wide-beams used during the 2012 but it was a surprise to fine another fatbeam after leaving Foxton moored up battened down and obviously going nowhere soon. Because I had never thought about it I had not realized that now I was on double gate locks.  Examining Nicholsons I soon found that I would have a ten lock descent starting at Kibworth Top. 

My planned overnight had been Fleckney where a 15minute stroll across the fields unearthed a fine Co-op where I stocked with enough me to get to Leicester without starving ... Having stocked up and rested this was not a place I needed to stay and there was plenty day left so I thought to proceed to the top lock and see how it worked. Apart from cilling Wavy's nose on the top gate and having to refill the lock to release her I got down ok