Friday 26 September
2014 – Stoke Bruerne, Grand Union Canal
I started from Wilton Marina at 08:00, having again prepared the boat
for a tunnel, and met only a few moving boats.
One was “Paws 4 Thought” which I met with at Crick way back in May, they
were also heading for their home mooring.
By 11:30 I was at Blisworth and headed into the tunnel, I am still
impressed with my new spotlight which enables me to keep away from the walls,
but I turned it off as boats came within 100 metres as it must be bright
looking towards it. At the Stoke Bruerne
Top Lock there were two boats coming up (they were just entering) and by the
time they were through another single-hander (nb Pendennis) was approaching so
we went down the flight together. After we
had passed the third lock there was another boat pair coming up and they had
left the gates open for the rest of the flight which made for a reasonably easy
run.
The weather at the start of the day was windy and very overcast, which
gradually broke to give some blue patches but once through Blisworth Tunnel it
has been warm and sunny with no wind.
What is it about weather changes as you travel through tunnels?
I have now moored for the day and will head for Milton Keynes tomorrow.
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