Sorry for the lack of posts, I had started but the signal was so bad I gave up in frustration trying to complete the post at Buckby. We are now back home after a fantastic trip and thought I had better finish off the postings for the trip.
This is the entry I started but was unable to finish the other day-
Progress has been good in that we have been knocking off the miles and locks since the last post at Milton Keynes and now only have 10 locks and 9 miles to get us back to Calcutt Marina. To date we have done 265 locks( of which Anne has done the lions share!!!) and 338 miles.
When we saw Stan and Sheila on Wednesday they invited us to take the boat to their house in Pennyland Private Marina for coffee as we left MK on Wednesday-it was like entering a secret world-Stan had to advise fellow members to expect a visiting narrowboat- it was a very quiet sanctuary in the heart of MK.
When we arrived at the bottom of Stoke Bruerne locks on Thursday we met up with a fellow boater who had an excellent crew with which we flew up the locks as Janet and Ray had decided/felt pity on us and had come along to help.
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| Entry into the secret Pennyland Private Marina |
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| Heading towards Stan & Sheila's mooring at the end on the left |
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| Our mooring for Wednesday evening just past Cosgrove at Bridge 62 |
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| Our mooring on Friday night was just past Bridge 27 opposite the camp site just before Stowe Hill Wharf |
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| Men in a playground at Milton Keynes |
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| Going through Milton Keynes is a real pleasure,its clean and tidy with some nice old buildings |
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| Modern sculpture at Wolverton |
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| A pair of working boats I assume making their way to the Cosgrove Canal Festival |
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| Entering the bottom lock at Stoke Bruerne with another boat to share the flight - a rare event since starting the journey from Brentford |
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| Looking back at the top lock at Stoke Bruerne from our mooring- its a village with loads of canal atmosphere |
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| A sign near the entrance to Blisworth Tunnel |
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| Anne and Janet enjoying a rest in the sunshine after working the locks |
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| The north portal of Blisworth Tunnel |
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| The old warehouse at Blisworth now flats |
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| Strange place to keep a horse- we then realised it was stuffed!!!! |
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| Another shot of the stuffed horse! |
