Formation narrowboating
We woke to find the loaf of bread which Angela had left on the rear deck to feed ducks, reduced to a few crumbs and a plastic bag with holes in it. Still not sure what animal was the culprit- suggestions please! We left Tring in the sunshine, still in convoy with Pat and Bob on The Andrew. Pretty soon, we were at the top of the Marsworth flight - 7 locks in quick succession with a short pound between each one. We decided that to save time, it would be fun to enter and leave the locks side by side, leaving only a few inches of space each side! We managed this (most of the time), but surprised one or two boats coming the other way when they found us bearing down on them from each side - it was a lot of fun.
Along the side of the flight of locks were several beautiful lakes.
Hitching a ride
We stopped for lunch at the bottom of the flight, in Marsworth, where we saw the scene above - yet another cute cygnet, but this time, riding on its mothers back. We also saw loads of large carp, which came up to the surface and made great slurping noises!
After a pub lunch, we said farewell to Pat and Bob, who were heading for Aylsbury, while we headed north. We shall miss their company and humour, and hope to meet up again at some point. We ploughed on into the rolling countryside west of Luton, with some great views, including the white lion carved on a hillside. As the light started to fade, we were running out of options for a mooring, and finally found a nice spot just before a lock to the south of Leighton Buzzard.
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