7 miles and 15 locks today. Travelling again with narrow boat Eleanor. Good company and good progress. The canal creeps around the bottom of Leicester, heading south and then east. We enjoyed sailing passed all the back gardens that reach down to the canal; taking a privileged peek at every sort of decking arrangement and garden ornamentation.

We moored just past the village of Newton Harcourt in a nice spot with lovely views to one side (best to keep quite about the mainline railway to the other side). Eleanor moored behind us and we plan to travel to Foxton together tomorrow.

The lovely view from our mooring and the promise of pretty scenery for our travels tomorrow. 

Harold settling in for the night



Harold and Eleanor behind; travelling companions, if only briefly.

The view from our dinette window as we ate our supper.