Winter repairs for some

Yesterday I looked out of my bow doors and saw this moored in front of me.

It's a Canal and River Trust workboat loaded with new lock gates ready to be installed somewhere during this years winter stoppages, each year during the quieter winter period (usually November to March) C&RT try to carry out the repairs that need canal closures, they produce Winter Stoppages maps, broken down into areas, for boaters, so they can plan there journeys and hopefully avoid becoming stuck between closed locks for the period of the work, this could be anything from a week to 3 or 4 months in extreme cases.

I moved away from Napton today, just to comply with the 48 hour mooring and get myself somewhere more rural prior to heading into Braunston, my next port of call. It was a chilly breezy cruise and uneventful.

Leaving the windmill at Napton behind.

Napton narrowboats hire boats were lined up, there are still a few out cruising but mostly back at the various hire yards for the winter.

and although I took more pictures due to a weak internet signal I am just going to post my view from the side hatch.

I will stay as long as I feel happy to, possibly until Monday.
Total today : 4 miles