Cassiobury Park in the Snow

 Cassio Lock (78) – Iron bridge Lock (77), Grand Union Canal, 1 lock 1 mile

Christmas card scene here this morning as we make our way back up and over the Chilterns at Tring.  I know the family love these pics of the snow, so here are a couple today.  The first is Cassio Lock near Watford…

You will remember this place Wendie, it’s where you dropped us off after your 30th Birthday party.. remember?  The second one is taken from the bridge in the distance that you can see in the photo above.

A very desolate view this, and later we actually travelled up this bit to get to our favourite mooring along here just below Iron bridge lock which is about a mile away.

I went to the post office in Croxley Green to pick up the mail from home….AND,  a lovely surprise too, .. some beautiful flowers for me for Mothers Day… wonderful, thanks girls xx . By the time I had done that the rain started to come down, and Mr Tesco had to deliver in a very heavy rain storm today, he wasn’t overly happy with his job it seems…. maybe it was just the weather..

The ice stayed though on the canal, we had to move you see because we were hogging the water point above Cassio Lock to pick up the arranged Tesco delivery… Chas and Ann on Moore 2 Life went first, well they are having their blackening done on their boat next month, the ice sometimes takes paint off as boats breaks through.  We had our blackening done last November.  I carefully followed his ‘footsteps’ just on tick over, but I doubt much paint has been lost, it was quite thick, but softish.

Oh yes, went to the butcher also this morning, its just down the road from the visitor moorings below Cassio Lock.  The reason I mention that is that if any of my fellow boaters are passing this way, I recommend you fill your freezer from him.  His meat is excellent, very tastey and lean.  For sure the best butchers on the cut that I have come across…. just about beating the butcher at Braunston who is also excellent.

Staying here the weekend… well the boat looks like a tip at the moment, I can’t stand it like this!!  Total spring clean coming up after our efforts with the refits.