Day two
Approaching the Watford staircase locks. Set off this morning after a full fried breakfast at around 9.45. Temperatures overnight dropped to -0.3 degrees and a hard frost this morning proved that autumn had finally arrived. A lot of traffic about meant very slow progress with a 2 hour wait at the Watford staircase locks for the hotel boats Oak and Ash to head up in front.
A grand total of 12 miles and 12 locks was completed with our final mooring just before bridge 17 on the Leicester arm of the GU after Crick.
Another totally failed attempt at photographing a Kingfisher! It would have been quite good if he hadn't decided to sit right outside the exit of a bridge resulting in this silhouette!
Half way up the Watford locks and I couldn't help chuckle at this 'notice'.
It reminded me of the warning sign that simply read, 'WARNING! The edges of this sign are sharp.' Tomorrow, gongoozler city. If the weather is good, I imgine a lot of people will be thronging the Foxton Locks. We plan to do the locks and then turn towards Market Harborough and see how far we get before turning for the journey home.
My final offering this evening is this interestingly moored boat - no comment needed!
posted by Khayamanzi @ 8:15 pm
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7 Comments:
Looks like the back end of a Black Prince hire boat to me! Am I correct in saying this is a hirers attempt at advanced knot tying? :)
Where did your roof garden go Andy? Mine will not be leaving me at Audlem! I thought with the last two nights below zero that their days were numbered but no, they won't give up!
Enjoying CWF v NBW, just as good as the Rugby!
Nice to see you spending half term out on the cut. Regards to you and Dad and Simba of course
Sue xx
Looks like you enjoyed lovely weather which is always a bonus. Nice to see Oak and Ash out and about. Awwwww I have never been lucky enough to get a decent photo of a Kingfisher, so well done.
Hahahaha was it a Black Prince boat by any chance???
Don't you just love getting this sort of picture, makes your own mooring up look fantastic hehehehe.
Yes, passed Oak and Ash a few times now and unfortunately I can't remember what company it was from but my father thinks it was a Black Prince!
CWF v NBW - a new sport, do you think it will catch on? Hopefully England might eb better at that - LOL!!
Hi there Tom and yes we think BP are the guilty ones! The advanced knott tyers guild of hire boaters has once again struck!
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