A Whitsun Trip - Heading to London

(Posted by Alan)

Cook's Wharf to Winkwell

This will be brief, initially, but having got this far, I am determined to post some trip notes on the day they actually happened, not 3 or more moths retrospectively.

Having had only a token trip at Easter because of my injury, we were determined to try hard for Whitsun.

So, despite some engine problems, (possibly!), we are heading South down the Grand Union towards London.

We managed to get packed and onto the boat last evening (Friday), but too late to leave our home mooring. However this gave us a much earlier start than we could possibly have managed had we not overnighted on board.

I know there were parts of the day where it did not rain, but somehow they seemed to be few and far between! However this did not daunt us, and after a while you almost stopped noticing!

Heading South of "Bottom -side" lock, in steady rain.








This is the first time we have attempted a serious trip South from the mooring we moved to late last year. It has added 9 locks, and several miles, including Tring Summit to such a trip, and it's quite a surprise how long it took to just get to where we would previously have started from. (Of course the reverse of this is that when travelling North we have less to do, and can be somewhere sooner.)

Waiting for the attractively named "Sewer" or "Sewerage" Lock







The price of two drinks in the Three Horseshoes probably came close to breaking new records for us, but a reasonable wine in a large glass never seems to be the cheapest option!

Cook's Wharf to Winkwell
Miles: 10.7 , Locks: 24
Total Miles: 10.7 , Total Locks: 24