Reluctany on to Newbury

Sunday we didn't move as we were on a 48hr mooring, luckily we made the push for Hungerford as one of the locks had to be closed so it could be repaired, the couple we shared the Caen Hill flight with let us know as they were stuck there, and no movement to at least Tuesday.

Anyway we left our mooring and stopped briefly to take on water, before on our way again, pretty woods on one side keep us company as we cruise a long, the river Kennet accompanies the canal past Dunmill lock  and we have a great view of Denford mill as we pass the village of Avington. 

The railway and the river are with us as we head to Kintbury, we were going to moor here but unable to do as no mooring space, it looks like the same boats are here as when we passed a couple of weeks ago, also a boat moored on the water point which is a no no.

As we leave Kintbury we come across a barge being towed by a Horse this is how the Narrowboats used to be powered in the old days , the horse was called Freddy.

So we carry on as we moan to ourselves about over stayers and head towards Newbury,this part of the canal is particularly attractive stretch, wooded rolling hills flank th waterway to the southas it passes through Drewetts Copse and Hamstead lock.

Then it's extensive water meadows and then we pass under the bridge of the bypass road then the canal has houses facing the canal and it's by here that we moor for the night.

Denise gives the boat a clean while I take a trip to the town centre  as part of our TV aerial had broken unfortunley we had to buy the whole aerial instead of the little part which we needed.

Back to the boat and we settle down for the night.