Saying farewell to LB felt a bit sad. First stop was just up from our mooring to refuel with water and then empty the potty cassettes. The weather remained dry all day, which was unexpected and at times we even saw the sun and a fraction of blue sky. There were 5 locks, the fifth one also incorporating a swing bridge, which was a bit different. At one lock we got chatting with a very friendly man who at one time had had a part ownership of a narrowboat. His wife had to have a knee replacement and no longer finds narrowboats easy to get around so sadly they no longer enjoy travelling the waterways. Out of the blue he said he had just chopped down a small tree and would we like the wood! What a blessing that turned out to be especially as he lived very close to the canal. That has replenished our depleted wood store. Its amazing how quickly we burn through the logs.
We arrived at Fenny Stratford, the outskirts of Milton Keynes, about 3.30pm and found one available mooring. It’s opposite a lovely cottage and on our side there’s a well made towpath and plenty of trees. R met another couple moored near to us who he said were very friendly and told him that this was a great location to be. So we will stay here probably until next week. The one essential service missing is a laundrette so once all our clothes are dirty we will have to move on!
I pushed the proverbial boat out this evening and made a chicken and spinach curry from scratch, with mushroom rice, followed by an apricot bread and butter pudding. Needless to say we feel stuffed-full, unaccustomed as we are to a two course meal! We reflected that at LB we didn’t even indulge in any of the local takeaways that were still on offer even during lockdown. I don’t think I have ever cooked so many meals day after day without the happy interruption of someone else cooking a meal for me!
Sunset opposite our boat 
Adjacent to our boat
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