What a good day! Light rain, sunshine, downpours, sunshine, thunderstorms, 19 miles, 7 locks, 2 tunnels and two downlighters installed in the dining room whilst on the move.
We got to Watford locks just before 9:30 in lovely sunshine. The photo of the green hill behind Bella's bow (and Pete lockside) is not any old hill. A closer look reveals steps, each one holding a side pond which manages the lock water. The little cottage is at the top lock and is where Pete spent many a Saturday making tea when he was lock keeping this flight.
The other photo is inside Husbands Bosworth tunnel. We took advantage of the boat coming toward us to catch enough light to finally manage an inside tunnel shot. Magic.
As we did around 16 miles without locks, the travelling can be a bit boring. So Elizabeth did dishes with Pete at the helm, Pete dried up with Elizabeth at the tiller, Elizabeth vacuumed and dusted with Pete outside, then Elizabeth helmed again while Pete installed new lights. The next post is about those!
