27th August. Staying put at Norton Junction.

Still waiting to go down the Buckby locks. Robin went down the flight on his bike to the farm shop and bought milk and got the news. Boats are now able to go through the broken lock; one at a time and roped through by CRT (Canal and River Trust) volunteers. We decided to wait back here a bit longer which was a good decision because at 4pm there were still 12 boats waiting just above the lock and it was taking half hour per boat to get them through. We'll make our way down tomorrow morning and take our turn in the queue.

Hustle and bustle at the broken lock.

We spent the day footling about. Heavy showers interfered with fishing so Robin practiced making turkshead knots around his landing net handle and insisted on a photo. These are precursors to making placemats - so guess what is he his planning for Christmas presents....

A turkshead knot!

 And so another day passes :)