Passing through Rugby we were then on to the 3 locks at Hilmorton.
These took us about 30 minutes with a very nice CRT volunteer helping us through the top lock.
Above the locks were a few working boats coming back from a festival at, I think, Stoke Bruerne.
The Barby Straight was bitterly cold with a headwind which was quite fierce. We caught up a boat and then shortly afterwards our two boats caught another boat up. To say the front boat was going slowly would be an understatement with me having to take the boat out of gear on several occasions to stop running into the boat in front of us. This probably went on for a couple of miles all the way to Braunston. Thankfully the lead boat turned right at Braunston Turn and went up the Grand Union / Oxford section.
We passed the Stop House, turned right into the marina and back into our mooring at 13:30. The minute we tied up it started pouring with rain.
We took a walk up to the Admiral Nelson for a few drinks and to book a table to eat the following evening.
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