Friday 17 April 2015

Thursday 16 April 2015

Didn’t rush off this morning as we are getting near to Londn and don’t want to be going through Camden etc at the weekend.  We had a nice walk along the towpath and around Rickmansworth Acquadrome, then went into town to find a bank and buy another DVD – we still have no TV – it’s our aerial so we will have to buy another one.  Checked the oil and water, washed the bird poo off the roof and retied the fenders we had lost and retrieved.  Set off to Harefield at 2.00pm where there are two boat yards as we need a few bits.  Through Stocker's, Springwell, Copper Mill and Black Jack's Locks with a boat called Willow.

We are now two weeks into out cruise, here's an update on some facts.  We have travelled 167 miles; been through 132 locks; and we have 861.4 cruising hours on the clock, seen 26 floating footballs since we left Ely.  We have broken a hook off the door, broken the handle that open and closes the loo, lost three fenders, retrieved two, lost the top off the chimney - all that taking it off through the Middle Levels and on the River Nene - then we knock the hat off on a tree coming out of a lock! and I've lost my phone cover....but we are still loving it.

We should have stopped just after the last lock rather than just before this one but hindsight is a wonderful thing!


Couldn't resist taking this picture - how many Canal and River Trust men does it take to reset a mooring post? - four - one setting it and three watching!

Batchworth Lock in Rickmansworth.

That's us in the middle moored in Rickmansworth.

Retying the fenders

Whoops - Willow just hit the bank - they did say they hadn't had the boat long - they didn't realise the weir would push them over - I don't know what they are going to do when the wind blows!

Not sure if you can make this out - it is a giant teddy bear and two tyres tied from the top of a pretty tall building - wouldn't be my idea of a fun swing!

Cute!

Black Jack's Lock, Bed & Breakfast and the front of Willow.

What is it about crocodiles on the Grand Union!

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