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| It's raining again |
Sadly today is our last day of this adventure as our final destination is just a few hours away at Gayton Marina. We pulled out of our mooring and headed for the Buckby Locks. It began to rain again but this time I found a fully waterproof jacket. It was not at all cold which was a bonus but I must admit it is not the best of fun cruising along on an open deck of a narrowboat in the rain. However, I was in high spirits and happy to be chugging along.
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| Beer o'clock |
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| Looks like Buddie has been on the beer too! |
It took around an hour and a half to get down the Buckby locks which I don't hugely enjoy but we now had a nice 10 odd mile lock free stretch back to the marina. There is some lovely countryside on this stretch of the Grand Union Canal and plenty of wildlife to see. It's not the most tranquil stretch by any means as you are never too far away from the railway but you find that the noise blends in to the background after a while.
Being a Sunday it was quite busy as we passed through Weedon Bec. Lots of pleasure cruisers and hire boats about, in fact it's wonderfully buzzing with activity - a far cry from the quiet Oxford Canal on a weekday. From here the canal meanders along idyllic countryside, kissing the edges of quaint little tradition English villages and onwards towards the Northampton Arm of the Grand Union Canal where our home marina lies.
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| Canadian geese join us for the final stretch |
As we pulled in to our mooring I had mixed feelings. I was a little sad that our cruise had been cut in half but also very happy that we got Lee back safe and sound so that she could go and visit our Son's newborn baby Luke Junior. We have had a splendid time and I can't begin to tell you how happy I am that we have our very own Narrowboat called Hannah.
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