Boom boom boom

 

Today we navigated our first proper river. We set off just after 07.00 and there was frost on the roof!!! We didn’t know what to expect once on the river as the guide books say steer clear of the weirs. The River Soar flows in and out of the canal and where there is a lock there’s a big weir above to take the bulk of the water down to the lower level. Most of the locks have a notice about not negotiating the river if it is in the ‘red’, however, today the water level was below the bottom of the green, due to our remarkable summer. Our first weir was very clearly marked with the huge orange boom, sadly, the rest of the weirs were not easily seen and several times you couldn’t actually see where the river went. We have paired up with another couple on NB Gyr and plan to share the locks for the next few days, during which time we’ll have to cruise a short 2 ½ mile stretch of the River Trent, which is huge compare to this little River Soar.

The easils see weir with booms

A not so easily see weir

Through Leicester we saw some very interesting buildings that had large chimneys and Leicester City Football ground. It was a treat to go under several ornamental bridges that has several arches. We saw some beautiful murals and some floating art work too.

 

 

 

 

This evening we are moored in a beautiful spot at Birstall.