Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union – Wednesday 3 October 2012
A late start as I had to go to the post office to mail some bill payments.  This was in the local convenience store and two separate teachers had brought their junior classes to do some practical sums – first decide what you want to buy, then how much is it and have you enough money?  Then off to the lady at the till, pay and get change and receipt then leave.  In the car park I heard them checking that the till-run was correct, at least that will be useful rather than the notional apples etc that I had.
I started at 09:30 in sunshine but a cold wind (I had put an ear warmer hat on).  Today has been uneventful just another steady run.  I passed ‘Scarweather’ a Braidbar boat and was at Fenny Stratford by 11:00.  The lock has a rise of 13 inches, and a swing bridge across it so it is interesting, then on to the Soulbury Three where there were lock-keepers who did the work for me.  It started to rain as I was working the Leighton lock and has been on and off since, including rainbows, sunshine and thunder.  I have moored at bridge 115, having done 6 locks and 11 miles.  This will be the last of the long mile runs as there are now 66 locks in about 35 miles to go so from now on there will be more locks than miles back to Packet Boat Marina.