Moved again today, though not far, only did one lock. Stay overnight and move on again tomorrow. Still some good views.

 5 locks today. We had to refill the pound between the first and second, some twat came through late last night and left gates and paddles open.

Nice mooring at Ivinghoe for a day or two, and found a brilliant farm shop a mile from the canal.

The ducks are lounging, and one has eleven chicks!!

 Very quiet here, so decided to stay put for a day or maybe two. Coal boat passed this morning and Bideford was displaying rather a tidy bum.

 Down through Marsworth flight this morning, thankfully with the assistance of volunteers. The whole flight was topping, and none of the top gates would open. Took almost three hours compared to our normal descent of one hour twenty mins.

Filled with water and stopped half a mile further on.

 Berkhamsted to Bulbourne yesterday. Extremely shallow, so struggled, and even had to use a plank to get off the boat at one of the lock landings ffs.

No maintenance or checks being done in the South East, it’s a mess.

Bulbourne junction has almost finished it’s transformation to flats and houses. No doubt mooring restrictions will be implemented opposite, and in force by April 2022. 

Canal and River Trust doing its utmost best to remove boats from the waterways.

 Only a couple of locks today. Weather is forecast crap for the weekend, so will sit in Berkhamsted till it blows over. Don't fancy sitting on the summit in a lightning storm.

 Boxmoor to Berkhamsted today. Not busy, only saw three boats. Difficult getting onto the lock landings, no depth owing to build up of silt. Had to use the plank twice, which is pretty ridiculous. Can only see it getting worse. Out of 8 locks, all had a problem of some sort, and all leaked ferociously.