At the swingbridge

Had quite a productive day once the weather cleared. Went through 10 locks and covered about 4 miles!! A friendly waterways worker helped me with a couple of the locks in berkhamsted and then I met a lovely couple who helped me through the last 2 locks. I went and had a drink with them. Also another boater joined us. He has qualified as a microlight pilot and is taking his boat up The Grand Union all the way round the Nene and the Great Ouse to Bedford. It's a fair old trek. In the morning I start with a swingbridge where I have to stop the traffic with a traffic control until I'm through. Cold again tonight so have lit the fire again.