We awoke to bright sunshine and a view across fields to distant hills. A quick check of water levels, oil etc., and we were ready to hit the road river. Made a note to sort out the problem that meant the tunnel light and horn only work intermittantly - we have a 3000 yard tunnel coming up in a couple of days, and that won't be much fun without a light!
A small flight of locks
The number of locks we need to pass through has dropped significantly today, and we had several sections of 2 or 3 miles without a stop, which was a blessed relief after the past few days. And then 3 come along at once! The above flight looked really dramatic from the top but was quite straightforward to get through. A taster of what is to come - this flight has 3 locks, but we possibly face one with 21 locks as we return south later. We spotted a mandarin duck today, but alas Angela was too busy feeding anything that moved to get anything more than a distant shot of it, so we have spared you any water foul pictures today.
Need to get the order right here!
Our last lock before stopping for the night was this one, which had a swing bridge over it. You have to move the bridge before entering, and put it back in place after leaving, to avoid leaving the local population stranded! We spent the early evening cleaning the boat inside and out, fixing (hopefully), the tunnel light and horn, and noting that now the bilge pump has stopped working - something to look at over the weekend! Weather looks nice for tomorrow and looking forward to our journey through Milton Keynes. After 10 days we are now North of Harlow.
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