Lottie Lurcher

Lottie likes hiding under her blanket

Lottie was terrified in the night as the storm raged so I put her bed in the narrow corridor next to me and stroked her as I dozed. She lay shivering so I pulled the blanket over her so she could hide under it. When its cold she likes to sleep with her head covered with not even her nose protruding. Paul took her out to do her business in heavy rain but she was scared by distant thunder. She even refused her breakfast for only the second time in her life. With all the rain we’ve had the Soar is sure to soar and surge so we did the right thing by cutting our trip short. The morning was thundery but Lottie braved breakfast after it died down. Late morning the storms rolled away so we had early lunch and set off, catching another boat up as it was entering the lock. The lock slave kindly went around and opened the gate for Paul so I worked the near side as it was easier with Lottie Lurcher in tow. As we cruised on it became hot and sunny but storm clouds started building again. As we reached the third lock storms broke out on either side of us. We took on water and moored, then enjoyed a cool shower while Lottie stayed close to whoever was in the lounge area hiding under her duvet.

Old crane at the water point