When we got up this morning the water level had dropped a little more but at it's current rate it would be over a week before we could get under the Islip bridge so we decided to head back upstream. I have arranged to meet Mandy, Tony and the kids in Wellingborough on Thursday so today's trip was back to Irthlingborough and tomorrow will be back to Wellingborough.
As with previous days the wind made life hard, we got blown into the shallows on one bend and had a head wind much of the way. That could happen just as easily on a canal but at least you don't have the same sort of current on a canal. Our poor little engine was working very hard and it took us about an hour longer to do the upstream journey than it did the downstream.
Tomorrow's forecast is for a much calmer day so the journey to Wellingborough might be easier.
Today's journey 5.6 miles and 4 locks.
So far we have travelled 87.1 miles, 107 locks, 3 swing bridges, 1 lift bridge and 1 tunnel.
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