Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal – Friday 31 May 2013
Another
good day; it rained early in the morning but had stopped by 07:00 when I was
ready to leave. I had just pulled out
when this weird low thing appeared coming my way. It turned out to be John Wonfor on the
Macmillan “Tour de Canale” 2013 on what looked like a couple of planks across
two surf boards and powered by an outboard engine – you can get more details
at:
macmillan.tributefunds.com/carolwonfor
Then it
was onward – the sun tried hard to shine and about 9:00 it was out and has been
for the rest of the day. I saw no other
boats moving around Milton Keynes until I got to Fenny Stratford (a lock with a
1foot 1 inch rise)and then no more until I got to the “Soulbury Three” flight
(no prizes for guessing how many locks).
There were boats moored on both sides with enough width for two to pass
– unless one is a wide-beam, coming the other way was “Moose Drool” so I went
to the bank and allowed him past. The
next bit of interest was at the Wyvern Shipping Company – today is new hirer
day with loads of people being shown how to operate the boats, and they are
moored three abreast!
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