Bulbourne Junction to Winkwell, Grand Union CanalWell yesterday was just about the worst day of the summer so far! It rained and then it poured and poured. Fortunately, we called in at Cowroast marina where they had the new issue of Waterways World, so mooring up at lunchtime and staying put was no hardship. Immediately opposite our mooring on the summit level, was a boat named Griffin, which had all the appearance of a Fullers marketing medium!
Today was much better, and we paired up with another boat we had accompanied a couple of days ago, and made our way down now, to Berkhamsted. Today there is water cascading over the lock gates - no big surprise after yesterdays drenching.
We shopped at the canalside Waitrose and then walked down the towpath to Berkhamsted castle. Now just a shadow of its former self, but the part flint walls, and motte and bailey mounds remaining of the Norman castle were fairly obvious. This castle had three moats to deter tunnelling.
Later, as we made our way through the Port of Berkhamsted, we passed Castle Wharf, the boatyard owned by Lindy Foster and recalled the nationwide campaign she launched to save the wharf from developers. It looks as if she suceeded. There is totem pole to mark the years of trading between Castle Wharf and Canada, and wood used in huge quantities for boat building and cabinet making.
A good day, but the barometer is falling!
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