Napton and a Wet Spot then Home

Tuesday saw us pull pins and descend the Napton flight. Not a good day for Spot as she decided to re-enact the scene from Robin Hood when he meets Little John at the river and neither will give way. At Napton Top Lock Spot went to cross the lock when a collie from the boat coming up the flight decided to cross at the same time. Neither dog would give way so they tried to pass each other in the middle of the lock. The collie dog was smart enough to take the inside path which left Spot with nowhere to go but in the cut, big splash, grabbed by the scruff and pulled out by Jan, very depressed dog for the rest of the day. Now don't get me wrong, Spot loves a swim, but at her time of choosing. Falling in results in howls of laughter from mum and dad, Spot hates to be laughed at!

Moored at Napton, just around the corner from the Folly Inn so we popped in for a couple of pints of Hooky at lunchtime and booked a table for the evening.

Wednesday we stayed at Napton, had a walk around the village plus the obligatory pint in the Red Lion in the middle of Napton, Abbot Ale kept and served well. Talking to the landlord the pub is owned by Punch Taverns, this company, along with Enterprise Inns, are doing their very best to destroy thousands of village pubs. Their strategy makes it almost impossible for landlords to make a living. Both companies are making massive losses and are selling pubs to make ends meet, but they seem incapable of a change of strategy.

Thursday was a short run back to Braunston to leave TM for a week while we come back to help with the Music in the Park event in Donington. Home by 4pm and missed all the rain, spent 10 mins in the shower watching the water go down the plughole!