Friday 17th May – Day 300!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, blink and you miss it! It’s the 300th day since we left Kings Marina on our adventure! It’s gone so quickly I don’t even know where to start ((At the beginning is the best way – and you want us to believe you’ve learnt anything about this writing malarky!))
The day started off well, as my cousin bought me a few coffees using the buymeacoffee link which was very kind of her and nice to know it’s working after that little blip. Thanks Wanda! ((She’s your favourite cousin)) Shhh, don’t say anything in the case the others are reading this! As you know we have already booked our winter mooring and it means we will be closer to my cousin for a few months, so it will be lovely to spend time with her and the rest of the family.
Okay, what happened today ((Peachy you’re writing this on Sunday 19th May, literally not even two days after Friday happened.)) I know, I’ve been a bit lax with the blog what with everything else and it’s hard when you travel around more or less everyday and see new things – the places all merge into one!
It’s a lovely cruise today ((Peachy just checked her video footage!)) the sun is out but so is the cloud, so it’s a perfect cruising day. Doing the locks, sometimes it’s nice to do them yourself and take it slow ((Do you have another speed?)) and wander around looking at things and taking your time and sometimes it’s nice to share locks and have a natter.
I was up early as is standard nowadays to get some freelance work done after having three days off but I was impressed with only 31 emails, so get stuck into some of them and my other jobs before we set off.
It was a lovely countryside journey down the Grand Union and that’s why I try not to work inside the boat when cruising as I don’t want to miss the amazing views. There are so many baby birds its wonderful to watch them, some are only days old. We also cruise past some amazing properties which I’m not sure a small lottery win would even cover the cost of buying! Stunning.
We find a lovely little mooring at a place called Copper Lock and as the sun is shining and we didn’t get chance to celebrate my book properly last night as Chris was in bed when I’d finished it, we set up the stern and watch the coots and swans marching their babies around the canal and a boat yard just near by setting up. I think they must be taking their boat to the boat festival we past in Rickmansworth which looked like it was going to be great event. We moored there just to use the Tesco and have lunch but there were boats everywhere. Bit of a shock when generally you don’t see many boats on a cruise.
It’s day done and tomorrow our final locks of this epic journey to London and then we have to come up with a plan for what’s next and doing the Thames!! ((I’m staying in the boat for that one!)) You and me both Brackets!
Miles: 5 Locks: 6 Apsley to Uxbridge
Estimate: London bound totals: cruising miles 152/175 ish Locks: 171/176 Tunnels: 6 Swing Bridge: 3 ((wait the estimates have changed again!)) I know I’ve don’t know what’s happened really! I think I’ve been given false information but then again, it’s still a lot of locks!
Powertheauthor – Buy me a coffee here – saving up to upgrade my website so I can have a virtual bookshop! ((Lies, all lies, Peachy is buying wine!))
C.L. Peache 