Susan wants a 'duvet' day - not a boat moving day!!! Pete tells Susan to get a 'wiggle on'.....
We set off at 10:30 in the rain but, thankfully, no wind. Susan, Pete and Mazey are all in wet weather gear. At the second lock of the day, Susan helps a boat in the lock moving in the opposite direction. His wife has broken her wrist 3 days' ago. She slipped at a lock.... She said it was painful. They also said that Paddington Basin's visitor moorings are now full of winter moorers.... Susan and Pete need to decide what they are going to do now as they had planned on staying in the basin over the weekend until Tuesday (note: winter moorings take effect from 1 November until 31 March). Whilst in this second lock I get extra water..... It takes ages as Pete forgets to put the nozzly thing on the end of the pipe onto full power..... Do'h.
Most of the locks have their bottom gates open which need to be closed before the lock can be filled with water - some idiot has left them open when exiting - Grrrrr. Pete and Mazey prep most of the locks after the second lock as the bottom gates are very heavy to open due to water pressure. We go under the M25 and pass only 1 other boat moving today. There are many available mooring spaces from North Grove lock to Lady Capel's lock - which is where we are. We arrive at 3:00 and overlook The Grove golf course. Very pretty along here but also muddy. Mazey is caked in mud and gets a brisk rub down. Sitting in the dark at 4:00 - batteries not on full charge yet.....
Total 9 locks, 4 miles
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