Norton Junction is full of boats today..

Moored Norton Junction, Grand Union Canal

It’s quite busy here for the time of year, no hire boats though.  The 48 hour moorings are full right from the junction down to the waterpoint by Buckby Top Lock..

Its very handy here to have stuff delivered.  In the pic above you can see the towpath is actually a road that leads from the main A5. British Waterways also has a yard here and vans are up and down.. this morning the postman came flying up the towpath/lane to the cottage at the end, and soaked all the boats in muddy water after splashing through the puddles!

We took the opportunity today to have our groceries delivered from Mr Tesco..

Here delivering to No Problem and Moore2Life.  This is a super way to get our groceries, we don’t have to carry stuff to the boat or try to find supermarkets!

After packing all that away it was time to chop yet more wood for the fire.. I was just about to start.. well I am doing it at the moment as Vic still has a sore shoulder.. anyway, Annie came out onto the towpath “Hey gimme that axe, let me have a go”..

She did a grand job.. soon it was all stacked away inside.  Hopefully we won’t need much more wood, for sure it is much warmer tonight, we even have the front doors open while I write this the front cratch cover is open too. 

This afternoon Annie and I took the dogs for a walk over to Lower Buckby village, finding a nice circular walk of about 4 miles.. it’s great now the clocks have gone forward, much more light late in the day.  And while we enjoy strolling around in the countryside, it seems the rest of the world is in a hurry as we walk by..

Might move down the locks tomorrow, depends if the wind drops.. it sure has been windy again today here..