After our enforced 3 days stuck near the top of Watford locks we are glad to be on the move again. The RCR engineer arrived at 9:45 with a new drive plate and after 45 minutes it had been installed and checked. We set off 15 minutes later and it appeared the engine was running more smoothly than for a long time.
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| Queue on the M1 as we wait below to descend Watford Locks |
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| Denise working Watford Top Lock |
Arriving at Watford Locks we found we were 9th in the queue to descend. The lock keeper was clearing a similar queue at the bottom of the locks waiting to come up and so we weren't able to start the descent until some 2.5 hours later. With a staircase lock it is more efficient on water usage if boats continue to pass through the flight in the same direction rather than alternating as would be the case with a normal lock.
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| The Leicester brabd of the Grand Union below Watford Locks |
We then cruised on to join the main Grand Union Canal at Norton Junction where we turned right and then moored up at 15:15.
4 hours 35 minutes, 7 locks, 3 miles exactly.
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