Old Linslade to Stoke Hammond

I’m going to stick to moving every two weeks. I know on the Oxford most people make it 3, if they move at all. Most of the boaters I’ve talked to here tend to at least SAY they move every two weeks. There are people who just stay as long as they want, for whatever reason, but I’ve never been one of those. I used to drag it out a bit in the winter and when the weather was cold, simply because it was more convenient, and safer to stay put.

The weather isn’t that bad, and I don’t mind moving around.

The new place I’m in is called Stoke Hammond. It’s over the border from Bedfordshire. I’m now in Buckinghamshire! How exciting!

Mobile signal is slightly more consistent with 5G speeds. The village has a convience store, a post office, (in one shop), and a pub and church.

There’s a nice walk up a hill to a nearby village which commands view over the Vale of Aylesbury, which is where I am now, if you want to call it that.

This is what's know as the Vale of Aylesbury
This is what’s know as the Vale of Aylesbury

It’s called Brickhill. As you can see it’s got nice views.

Towpath and upkeep

Of the waterways.

Went to empty my waste and do some recycling as I went through the locks.

Overfilled bins
Is this all from boaters…. I don’t know….

I get the suspiscion that punters pull up in the pub car park, which adjoins, and dump their rubbish in these bins.

I know they used to do this at Long Buckby, on the Grand Union further up.

Pretty sure all this waste isn’t coming from boaters….

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Back on the towpath

Near Leighton Buzzard.

I’ve had to move down a bit. The boat was needing to be moved. I managed to stay in the town for about a month, but I sent the CRT an overstay request. I put ‘pet bereavement’ as my reason for overstay. It was the closest I could find. I believe that buys you a couple of extra weeks.

A tame heron - Leighton Buzzard
A tame heron – Leighton Buzzard

Before I moved down, I walked down to check it all out. This heron was sat on the towpath up by the locks just coming out of town…

You could got right up to it, it didn’t seem bothered. When you get real close, it flies around you and goes back to looking at fish!

I went past it today on the bike and it didn’t even move. Just sat there looking at me…

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