Saturday 16th May 2009 Watford - Crick

It had poured with rain during the night and was still a bit overcast, so we had a slow start this morning.

Tom was tired and stayed in bed and I went for a walk along the towpath. We knew we weren't far away from the Crick tunnel, and sure enough met it within about 10 minutes of setting off. It looks a bit formidable as you approach - like entering a black hole - but actually it isn't too bad as it has a high roof enabling you to stand up straight. We were lucky as we didn't meet another boat whilst going through.

Almost immediately on emerging we could see Crick Marina where the show is held. We had already spoken to Linda twice to ascertain where she was moored, and easily found her.

What wasn't so easy was actually getting moored near her, as the canal was so shallow on the banks. I was at the helm and made very heavy weather of it, only to find we couldn't get a TV signal. Tom took over and went a bit further up where a boat was just leaving so we tucked into his space.

It was great to see Linda again and Ebony jumped on the boat and went to the biscuit tin - does she remember us from last year?

A quick walk round the village, stock up on groceries and book the pub for dinner tomorrow night. By this time it was very windy and raining on and off so we returned to the boat for a cosy night in.