Barrow Deep Lock

After an extra hour snuggled under the duvet because of the end of British Summer Time we got our act together and headed for the center of Loughborough. We filled up with water above Bishop Meadow Lock, our water tank not the boat! Then we carried on as far as the Albion and moored to go shopping.

Loughborough Wharf has changed greatly since last time we were here but that was over six years ago. Then it was a bit of a building site. There are now mooring pontoons,a sanitary station and room to wind, a great improvement. If we had known that we would have saved ourselves a bit of a walk!

After the usual raid on Tesco it was back to the boat and on our way again, we had barely moved and the rain started. I was intrigued to see that Pillings Lock Marina has a self serve, pay at the pump,reddiesel pump, but as using it would have meant negotiating our way in and out of the marina and staying in the rain even longer we decided to give it a miss on this occasion. We had thought we would reach Sileby today but changed our minds and stopped after we had worked through Barrow Deep Lock. I'm sure the bollards here can't all be intended to be lock moorings, it's quite a long stretch. Anyway there is plenty of space if anyone else is on the move as we are a fair distance from the lock.

Today's journey 4.6 miles and 4 locks


So far this year we have travelled 766.2 miles, 602 locks,  50 swing bridges, 23 lift bridges and 27 tunnels

In 2011 we travelled 461.4 miles, 444 locks, 3 swing bridges, 34 lift bridges and 15 tunnels

During 2010 we travelled 740.3 miles, 642 locks, 53 swing bridges, 4 lift bridges and 25 tunnels

Since Ray retired we have travelled 1967.9 miles, 1688 locks, 106 swing bridges, 61 lift bridges and 67 tunnels