Great Linford to Water Eaton (Grand Union Canal, Main Line)
After a sunny start, it soon started to rain, and finally we had the sort of rain where everything gets wet. Still, the outside of the boat needed a wash, especially after some helpful people strimming along the towpath covered one side of the boat with grass while we were moored!
We did stop for a few geocaches throughout the day (see http://www.geocaching.com), but they were too well hidden for us to find.
The sun shone again in the afternoon and we had a gentle cruise along the manicured tidiness of Milton Keynes. We also passed the proposed start of the Milton Keynes and Bedford Waterway.
Our one lock today was at Fenny Stratford, only 1' 1" deep but notable for having a swing bridge inconveniently placed across it - the photo shows the open bridge just to the right of the lock itself. We also had some trouble with shutting the gates - something about pins and clogs; the details are hazy but the people in the pub garden seemed to know what was wrong.
This afternoon, we amused ourselves by playing a game of scrabble.
7.5 miles and one lock today. Weather was mixed; a wet morning but sunny and a bit windy in the afternoon.
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