Cosgrove nature reserve

A walk over to the nature reserve this afternoon.

 

 Took a stroll around the nature park in Cosgrove. A bit quiet wildlife wise, but ever so peaceful. 

 Tuesday 9th November.

Moved again today, and moored at Wolverton.

Still struggling with shallows at bridge holes, and this stretch suffers badly with off side overgrowth. Canal and RiverTrust are simply doing absolutely nothing maintenance wise. 2022 is going to be quite a str uggle for navigation in some areas.

Wednesday 3rd November

 Moved to Giffard park, top up with water and catch up on laundry. Really struggling with getting through bridge holes. Water levels down 4-6 inches, and lack of maintenance and dredging is getting to be a serious issue.

Very windy and bitterly cold, but plenty of sunshine.

Fenny to Willen

 Good cruise today, though difficult to find a mooring. Water level is very low, so everyone is on the deeper moorings, and there are not many of them. The bridge holes were very silted, and the boat struggled with getting through some of them. Canal and River Trust are definitely running the system down to "beyond reasonable financial repair"

Stoke Hammond to Fenny

 Just a shortish cruise today. Fenny Stratford for water and supplies. Probably move on again tomorrow.

Weather was ok, a bit cloudy but not overly cold. The leaves are on the canal now, so having to hit neutral every five mins to clear the prop.

 Down through “3 locks” today, with help from a vollylockie, which was appreciated. Filled with water and moored above Stoke Hammond lock for the night. Caught Nick and Mary on the fuel boat, topped up with a few bags of coal.