Yelvertoft Marina

Yesterday after what was supposedly the coldest night of the year so far, we awoke to frost on the ground, and mist rising from the surface of the canal. After breakfast we gave the starboard side of the boat its winter coat of wax, then got underway heading for Yelvertoft. The sky was clear blue and we had uninterrupted sunshine, but it was cold. We had a very pleasant four hour cruise through the Leicestershire countryside, with a brief lunch stop near bridge 27. On arrival at the Marina we slipped into our berth just as cloud started to cover and the temperature began to drop. We have a few things planned over the next couple of weeks but if the weather is fine in early December then hopefully we will get out on the cut again before Christmas, otherwise it will be in the New Year.

Sunset at Yelvertoft

Just looking back through our previous logs there seems to be an emerging trend in our boating activities.

• Year 2015 - We did 652 Miles 327 Locks and 23 Tunnels 
• Year 2016 - We did 424 Miles 241 Locks and 17 Tunnels 
• Year 2017 - So far  274 Miles   60 Locks and 14 Tunnels