Saturday 08 Oct 2011
Grand Union Canal at Cowroast Lock. More rain in the night and the wind is almost back to normal English weather. Started at 09:30 and the locks took about 30 minutes for each one as they were all empty and I had to wait while they filled before going in. Lock 47, Dudswell, had to be left empty, the others probably had just leaked and drained overnight. Again there were few boats out as I didn’t meet one until Berkhamsted Gaslock No 2, and they said there had been none in front of me either. The water on this stretch is clear I could even see the ‘sacrificial anode’, this is a block of aluminium that corrodes instead of the steel of the hull due to the small electric charge that is generated between the brass of the propeller and the hull. Through Berkhamsted and moored up just north of ‘Top Side Lock’ at the south side of town. Then a walk back to the station as my rail-card needed renewing and as I returned I saw a ‘Goodyear’ dirigible cruising over the town.
Sunday 09 Oct 2011
Today I had no travelling, went to church in the morning – St Michael and All Angels the Sunnyside Parish church north of Bridge 143. They describe the Service as ‘Friendly engaging modern worship style driven by video projectors.’ The means no Service sheet and no Hymn book as the words are up on a big screen. The Service is also across the church as the minister was on a stage at the side although the building was a traditional village church. However, it was well attended. Afterwards went wandering around the town and along the towpath .
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