UK Canals - Journey reports

Cowley

Last Wednesday we decided to have a day out, so we took the boat to Cowley & back from Harefield base. - Saw that the two new gravel barges were working again on the Denham-West Drayton run. Seemingly they can only manage one trip per day. They return ballasted with water which takes a while to pump out. - Also came across a dumb barge & tug with a miniature excavator as cargo on its way up through Cowley lock. - Took the opportunity to paint out the rust and applied some paint below the gunwales on the starbord side. I whiz over the rust with Screwfix antirust paint (which turns black as it cures) and then a final coat of satin black finish. Seems to wok well. Got back after a meal at the Shovel just in time for the rush hour!

Caveat Emptor

Think I got the title right. While I am new to this I have posted some unfinished work to see what it looks like and how best to use this facility (if at all). So dear reader (if there are any who stumble on this blog) please don't grumble about the layout, style or content. I just playing. Of course any positive or constructive comments are indeed welcome.
The Captain