Floating, 1st stop wood gathering

8.30 am and we are back in the water and boy does it feel good to be free once again. The marina we

have just left is just under the bridge and these boats are the Ashby Boat Co. hire fleet laid up for the winter although we did see one go off on Saturday.

The horses seem to know I am heading somewhere with something in mind

and how right they were. This is some of the harvest from the first of three sites we will be stopping at as we head away from the Ashby canal. This time of year there is no such thing as too much wood and over the next few days it will all be split and covered on the roof.