Another warm day

I'm still hearing stories of the cold to come from weather forecasters but today was another pleasantly warm day.

We stopped at Leighton Buzzard for a bit of shopping and I bought some pansies to plant in my containers but I may leave it until after the frost and snow which is forecast before I plant them out. We carried on our journey northwards in the company of a holiday boat on it's way back to Bugbrooke. I'm sure that even in our first days we both handled the boat better than they did. We were both very patient and wished them well when we parted company. Another uneventful day, we moored for the night at Fenny Stratford with the intention of going to IKEA tomorrow to buy a set of LED lights for the engine room.

Today's journey 9.6 miles and 5 locks


So far this year we have travelled 52.7 miles, 80 locks and 2 swing bridges

In 2011 we travelled 461.4 miles, 444 locks, 3 swing bridges, 34 lift bridges and 15 tunnels

During 2010 we travelled 740.3 miles, 642 locks, 53 swing bridges, 4 lift bridges and 25 tunnels.

Since Ray retired we have travelled 1253.4 miles, 1166 locks, 58 swing bridges, 38 lift bridges and 40 tunnels