Over the last few days since leaving Berkhamsted on Tuesday 13 Sept we have really worked hard for us and made Rickmansworth, turned and are now back at the top of the Marsworth flight.We have done 30 miles and (mostly Anne has done) 66 broad locks. Although I have done a few. It now changes at Marsworth as we are now going downhill till we get to Cosgrove so Anne can steer the boat and I can do the locks.We hope to do The Aylesbury Arm starting on Wednesday-water levels allowing us - which is 8 miles and 32 narrow locks.There is a hire boat stuck below lock 41 tonight as the pound has just run out of water, hopefully BW will be able to sort it by the morning but Startops End reservoir is nearly empty.This may change our plans.
We stopped again in Berkhamsted so that my nephew and family could see the boat and travel with us up the Berkhamsted locks to Cowroast.
We have now done 100 miles and 119 broad locks which are flipping hard work.
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| A new trend perhaps in fenders |
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| This sign was on a boat that we had doubts about. |
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| The boat in question |
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| Batchworth road bridge has this excellent horse drawn butty mural. I wonder how many drivers know its there. |
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| Batchworth lock with the side lock on the left, This leads to the River Chess and several loading wharfs one of which was Sabey's now no longer used and filled in. |
