We arrived at Jannock and were off, heading North, by 9:45. By eck it's cold
at tiller. There was a very strong northerly wind that cut right through and
within the hour insult was added to injury by the first downpour. The
weather forecasters obviously got it wrong when they stated Monday would be
the best day for weather during the bank holiday weekend. We cruised up
through Bugbrooke, Heyford and Weedon with very little to comment on until
we reached Buckby locks. The boat that had been following us since Heyford
decided to wind between Diamond bridge (19) and Muscot Mill Bridge (18) and
so it looked as though we would be doing another flight solo. Every lock had
lots of foamy bubbles floating in it which multiplied when the paddles were
opened. Brenda discovered that if she squashed the foam between the boat and
the offside lock wall she could shoot it about using the exhaust as she left
the lock. We met three southbound boats but also had two downpours during
the flight and my waterproofs were wet inside as well as out because I was
so warm working the flight. Finally cleared the top lock by just after 3pm
and moored up for the next four days. Did a Di Blasi run back to Gayton (17
miles) to collect the car and then had dinner aboard Jannock before setting
off homeward.
Graham
www.jannock.org.uk
