Seabrook Locks

As you will have gathered by both by the brevity and content of my last post I wasn't feeling too good. We spent a couple of chilly windy days at the end of the navigable bit of the Wendover Arm and I'm feeling lots better.

We woke up rather late this morning but soon got on the move. The wind had dropped considerably and the sun was shining. You remember the sun, that big bright yellow thing in the sky! We cruised the mile and a half back to the junction, we timed it rather well as a boat had just come up through the top lock when we arrived.

Marsworth Locks are manned by volunteer lockkeepers until the end of October so we had a fairly easy passage down thanks to Ian and Keith. Although we made better time than expected we decided to still stop as planned between the swing bridge and Seabrook Locks. It gave the cats a chance to enjoy some time in the spring sunshine and bring us a mouse home. I think we still have a live mouse loose on the boat!

Today has been the first really enjoyable day of cruising this year, hopefully the first of many.

Today's journey 4.5 miles, 9 locks and 1 swing bridge

This year we have travelled 87.6 miles, 118 locks and 4 swing bridges

In 2012 we travelled 876.9 miles, 675 locks,  55 swing bridges, 23 lift bridges and 31 tunnels

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 2166.2 miles, 1879 locks, 115 swing bridges, 61 lift bridges and 71 tunnels