Canal Cruise - Day 3 - Crick to Gumley Road

 

We left Crick at 09:40. Travelling in October showed bright colours as leaves changed from green, such as this bright yellow tree, and bushes were covered in berries.

Dan spent all day, every day, standing at the tiller.

A canal meanders through the countryside and you could be many miles from towns.

Many of the original brick-built hump-backed bridges are farm tracks joining fields separated by the canal's construction.

We came upon our third tunnel in two days. Husbands Bosworth Tunnel was completed in 1813 and is 1166 yards long.

We moored at Gumley road bridge at 17:10, and walked in the dark to the Bell Inn in Gumley. No taxi would come for us so a waitress at the pub kindly took us back to the boat.

Back on board the Captain and crew discuss the coming route. We have moored just before the Foxton Flight of locks. 

Crick to Gumley - 18 miles - 0 locks - 1 tunnel - 6h45 

(45m lunch stop)

Go to Day 4 here

Go to Day 1 here