To Cowroast

Friday 18th February.
Left our mooring at Vicarage Farm at 10.30 to go to Cowroast. The boat is booked in for blacking on Monday 21st. Roy came down to help us with tis trip which meant we could make light work of the locks. We made very good time even though travelling as a single boat and reached the top of the Marsworth flight at 13.30. the weather was overcast and pretty cold. Those on lock duty kept fairly warm, but the steerer got very chilled. We then stopped for a welcome hot lunch which we had prepared on Thursday and which was re heating during the passage up the lock flight. David then walked back to Marsworth car park to get the car and Roy and I cruised along the summit. It was sheltered in the cutting but was extremely raw along the stretch after it and we were pleased to get to Cowroast where we moored up. We saw only two moving boats all day. We left the keys with Darren at Cowroast and returned Roy to his car back at Vicarage Farm. Thanks Roy.