We set off at 7:40. The first three locks we were alone, but at Grove top lock we met up with Malcolm and Jane on Court Jester and continued with them until Berkhamsted. We quickly estalished the sort of unspoken organised way of working as you do with experienced boaters . However our progress was marred below Apsley by a rather disorganised single-hander ahead of us. The boat roof was too cluttered to work single handed in my view and she was not roping the boat in the locks and couldn't understand why it was going all over the place. After Apsley, another single hander elected to let us go first - he was in no hurry to be anywhere. Found a good mooring nearly opposite Castle Wharf (near the pubs!). Castle Wharf looks very derelict now. The dispute over residential development there has been going on for ages, but I understand it is to remain a wharf. Let's hope it can be restored attractively.
The derelict Castle Wharf
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