Change of scenery.

I did rest Sunday, just did a bit of filling and fixed a couple of missing cover fillets.

This morning I decided to move on, it was misty when I woke up but by about 9:30 it was clearing and looking as though it would be a lovely warm day.

I pulled across the canal to the Tesco shoppers moorings and bought some provisions, they did not have the wine or beer I like in stock, typical when the carry to the boat was about 50 yards!

I then moved up to the service point immediately in front of Batchworth lock (81) and did a fill and empty, the rubbish disposal is a bit of a walk away so I didn't bother with that.

When the water tank was full I moved forward into the lock which was already in my favour.

Batchworth lock looking North

and looking South towards Rickmansworth

 The pound between Batchworth lock and the next lock Lot Mead (80) is full the whole way with permit holder moorings so it's slow progress but you do get a chance to look at the boats.

Oh Yes You Have!

You try hard not to look inside the boats but sometimes you do :-) and as I passed by one I could see the chap inside still in bed, it was 11am, it reminded me of something someone once said to me, "Us boaters are a funny bunch, what we call breakfast, you call lunch" obviously this does not apply to me!

This one had a nice paint job around the name panel.

Lot Mead lock had a boat half on the landing, the chap was sitting on the roof and he told me he had broken down, there was still enough room to get in so no problem.

Cruising along the pound between Lot Mead and Common Moor locks a wide beam was approaching me and he was staying well over to his left, right in my way, he made no attempt to move although there was loads of room, I thought perhaps he is going to moor up, he offered no signal, I moved to my left and passed him on the left, (we should pass on the right), he said good morning and carried on, perhaps he didn't know the rule :-)

At Common Moor lock (79) a wide beam had just left going up ahead of me, he left both top gates open as they often do, lazy s*d's, so I closed the gates and set it in my favour and went in, just as I was about to leave another wide beam approached to go down, I was tempted to just leave the one gate I needed to leave through open, but I am too nice a fella, I opened both gates giving me extra work and a walk around the lock, so he could cruise straight in, do unto to others and all that, Karma will repay me, he did say thanks!

Just ahead of the lock was my intended stop, I have passed by here a few times and thought the moorings looked like quite a nice spot, so I stopped today.

Totals: 2 miles : 3 locks

Mooring:

I may have a walk about Croxley tomorrow as I haven't been there, and will stay a few days to get the bedroom as far forward as I can before moving on again (that's if I don't get bored)

Ahead of me is the nice little boat I passed by the other day.

I hope I see the owner to tell them I like their boat