9 kms, 8 locks and 2 lift bridges

Well I’m delighted to say that today’s plan actually went according to plan – the only, delightful, variance was that it didn’t rain all day as forecast. I’m afraid it makes for a dull blog because we left at 10.00 am, as booked, and cleared both lift bridges clear of lunchtime – we hit the second lift bridge just as it re-opened after lunch, so plan ‘A’ , for once, achieved. Both lift bridges were those funny ones attached to locks – you sit up on high and watch vehicles cross down below immediately in front of you.

No more signs of the men in uniform; just a nice friendly VNF man who didn’t understand my French at all, nor me his, and then spoke perfectly good English to Graham later in the day, grrrrr.

I walked much of the way with Muttley and managed to do most of my chores between locks whilst on board, so by the time we’d moored it was a quick lunch and I was free to explore. A nice little rural mooring and Mussey is a funny, almost abandoned little village. I made the effort to climb the hill to the church and it was worth it, but that was Mussey done.

Pastures new again tomorrow