Stoke Bruerne to Wolverton then back to Cosgrove. 7 Locks.



The wind had reduced to a moderate force four and the rain had eased to a drizzle this morning (Friday),..... so away we went.

We were heading down the Stoke Bruerne locks on the way to Wolverton where we know there is a petrol station at the local Tesco's. The genny is getting thirsty again.

Out through the bottom lock and past this elaborate water point, there are five taps along there with lots of bollards to tie up to and a concrete walkway to keep your boots clean. OOOoooo posh!




Slightly further on and we passed "That Place" again. Yes, this is it, this is where D fell in!!
Strangely she was down below this time as we slid by.




Reaching the outskirts of Milton Keynes, we could see that they had been busy clearing the canal,




VERY busy indeed.

Two barges full of shopping trolleys, old motor bikes, traffic cones and anything else that wasn't nailed down at the time. Mind you, its easy to tell you are in Milton as the towpaths are immaculate and every where is clean and tidy.
Those barges prove that work goes on.

This tiny little thing is no bigger than a Pedalo, but there is a chimney poking through the roof and paddle wheels on the sides. I wonder if it is powered?




Having made it to the garage and paying off half the national debt for two gallons of petrol, we decided to turn around and head back to Cosgrove for the night. Once more over the Ouze Aqueduct, this time in the late afternoon sun.




This picture of Cosgrove's unusual bridge was taken on the way through the first time.
When we eventually got back here, it was dark, very dark indeed.
This did not seem to bother the very zealous mooring warden around these parts though, who still managed to put a piece of paper on the boat for us to find in the morning.

This informed us that we can stay for no more than forty eight hours, that part is also highlighted!!!
This, I can only assume, is because he/she must think that boaters are incapable of reading the clearly sited BW mooring information posts for themselves.

This is the only place that we have come across in our travels around the country that does this, could this be the reason why there are no boats on the visitor moorings?........



Until next time..................