Off we go with brass aglistening
Sun ashining and liver aquaking
To Llangollen and back.
Twirlytwo the boat's pig and Norman the Gnome are ready as you can see .
And we have a farewell committee to Say goodbye
Or is it good riddance ? Au revoir Cowroast.
The actual journey time there and back is 42 days but we (Independence and Panther with Roy and Annie) are stretching it out till October.
Brilliant five hour run to The Grove at L Buzzard . Ace weather but met some odd types on the way
A very pleasant evening with Roy and Annie first in the garden of The Grove and then back to Independence for hot chicken salad. Oh and wine. Much jollity .
Saturday 13th and awake befuddled to another glorious day.
The delights of Milton Keynes await.
And do not disappoint.
Geoff the Thin (Independence crew for this stage) was at the helm when the day boat from hell (which had only just narrowly missed Panther) crossed the canal and headed for us.
Geoff was quick to realise that this Hen party had no idea what side they should be on and slammed us into reverse. I did comment that had Geoff hit the day boat full on and eliminated the crew of Hen Partyists he might have improved the quality of life of the prospective spouse considerably. But that was ungallant.
Apart from that a very pleasant day which was the hottest of the year so far
We were glad to moor at the Black Horse Gt Linford where we grabbed a pint to refresh and returned to Panther for prawns curry .
Yummy .
Sunday 14th Happy Birthday Moira. (my big sister)
To Cosgrove for breakfast and water/loo
Annie spotted a hedge about to burst into flames thanks to some cretin dumping the remains of a bbq . Took 4 lots of water to stop Cosgrove doing a passable impersonation of Pudding Lane in 1666. From Cosgrove to Grafton Regis where we are mooring for the week. Lovely mooring with noisy neighbours who will have to be threatened with the Mint Sauce before long.
Have taken Annie Roy and Geoff back to Cowroast and will return soon..
Our arrival at G Regis coincided with England's victory over Australia in the First Test
What a grand weekend
Unless you're Aussie :-D
The view at Grafton Regis
Grafton Regis has quite a history
with the following all living here-though not at the same time cos that's how history works....
Henry VIII Sir Francis Crane 1st Duke of Grafton Elizabeth Woodville Vice Admiral Fitzroy
A Few more photos of the first leg.
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| Roy breasts up for a pint at The Black Horse, Gt Linford |
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| Under the railway bridge at Wolverton |
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| Panther passes the wonderful rail mural at Wolverton |
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| More of the mural |
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| The whole mural! |
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