Leighton Buzzard.... we are leaning!

5th Jan – Solbury Three Locks to Leighton Buzzard, Grand Union Canal, 3.5 miles 1 lock
6th Jan – Moored Leighton Buzzard

We were thinking again over the Christmas period of putting a laminate floor onboard NP.  We did think about it a while ago, but thought that it would be easily scratched.  Wendie has just fitted much the same in her kitchen, and both Lucy and her own mutt George were charging over it, claws working overtime!  No ill effects at all, so we decided we would definitely go for it.

Our trip from Solbury yesterday was quiet… we enjoyed very much.  Herons were lazy, not particularly wanting to fly off, and kingfishers, seemingly just as lazy, were watching us from overhanging branches as we passed… maybe they were enjoying the one or two boats about, it’s certainly very quiet here on the Grand Union.

I counted 33 narrowboats at the hire base here in Leighton Buzzard, already the fleet is looking good for the summer.  A lot of the boats have been ‘blacked’ and painted up ready for the holiday makers in the spring.

Topped up the freezer compartment from Tesco here, and went over to Homebase to look at the flooring.  They have a sale on at the moment, an ideal time to purchase, plus today there would be 10% off the sale price too!

I checked on the internet for prices from other DIY stores, and sure enough Homebase would be the best place to buy….. well the ‘planks’ are now onboard along the hallway, and we are listing to one side, quite a bit actually… I even over balanced a couple of times this afternoon!

They are going to take some fitting, they are the type that ‘just click together’ or so it says on the instructions… sounds easy.  I am wondering if it will be that easy when we come to do it.  I have said to Vic not to rush,,, it doesn’t really matter if it takes a few days, we will just have to cope with a bit of disruption for a while!

Tomorrow we will move off to see if there are any logs left from the fallen tree between here and Grove Lock, I do hope the wind eases off a bit.  At the moment it is bombarding the front of  NP, well at least it isn’t raining..  YET!