Friday 10th May – Day 293
Very hot again so we decide to crank it early doors. We set off and quickly moor at the services and we got chatting ((of course you did. Those poor people trying to enjoy some peace and quiet on a canalside walk!)) to someone who looked at the boat when it was for sale in 2018! Anyway, he bought another boat which is a good thing, else we probably wouldn’t have ended up owning The Plot as he still has his! Funny how things work out.
Services done which took a while as the water point was slow to fill up the tank and then it was onto a flight of locks where there were a couple of volunteers helping, so it was very pleasant doing this flight of 7 with them helping and having a good old chat.
Coming out of the final lock it was a four mile stretch of cruising and then we managed to find a nice spot to moor. This Grand Union is certainly living up to it’s name – it’s fabulous. What a beautiful canal and so much to see. I can see one day we will have to come back and explore all these places we have cruised past and not had time to stop at. I think you could easily do a whole year just on this canal to explore it properly.
We carried on and did another 7 locks before mooring up for the night at Berkhamsted. We were going to crank it to Hemel Hempstead but the heat has beaten us. At every lock the sun was beating down and physically it takes it out of you ((Especially with your white Yorkshire body Peachy!))
A wonderful cruise but day well and truly done. Until tomorrow. x
Cruising: 6 miles / 14 lock
Estimate: London bound totals: cruising miles 137/198 Locks: 148/174 Tunnels: 6 Swing Bridge: 2
Published by C.L. Peache
After living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales, I now live on a Narrowboat cruising the canal network. I enjoy reading, writing, travelling, walking, kayaking, watching all forms of motorbike racing and socialising (networking).
At the beginning of my writing journey, I started my blog which tracks the ups and downs of writing. ((I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’!))
To the books…
My fantasy series, Festival of Time was completed with the publication of Book Three: Battle in November 2022 and now joins, Book Two: Rescue, and Book One: Escape. Click ‘books’ on my website to find out more and follow me on social media for updates – I love chatting with readers and authors.
In 2021 I joined Saga Fiction and now have three stories published on their app; A Christmas Wish, Decisions, Decisions, and A night lost to the past. Power of Nature a thriller/mystery novel is available on eBook. Finding Love, is my latest romance/rom-com novel and is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon.
I’m part of a wonderful writing group based in Newark; The Fosseway Writers and have stories in various anthologies including; The Brinwade Chronicles, which is a collection of 28 Gothic stories by 13 writers. Burning Old School Ties, Blood, Sweat and Typewriters and our latest book, Writings on the Walls, Available on Amazon.
In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time exploring this wonderful part of the world I kept a journal and this became 187 Kilometres, turn left – which is a guide to our 43-day bucket list adventure. Available on Amazon.
In December 2018; Game of Souls I published my first horror novella. Available on Amazon.
Current projects:
SagaFiction: Mystery/thriller novel based in Jersey
I’m very excited to start rewriting my psychological series, which will hopefully be published in 2024!
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