Friday 30 May 2008

Travelling along aquaducts


You have to look at this very carefully. The diagonal light strip, bottom right to left centre, is the edge of the canal. No fence/railing/anything. The left corner pale green diagonal is Bella's roof edge. The rest of the picture is the river Ouse and its banks, a 100 feet or so below us. Odd. So odd. Travelling above a river and no 'safety' rail.

Now look again. Bella in the canal. A railing this time. A road with a car on it below. I wonder how many road users realise that the bridge with the railing above them is not another road, but a canal? With boats? Well, that was us today, making our way from northwest to northeast Milton Keynes.

Milton Keynes is an odd mix of town and country, with each area beside the canal having parkland and housing. As such, it drove Pete somewhat mad as he was doing most of the driving. Fast, slowed by moored boat; fast, slow; fast (well, never that fast!), slow.... The whole 12 mile lock free stretch had SO many moored boats dotted everywhere.