Still Rockin’s first service ...

After a busy week and weekend we took a day off (Monday) at Campbell Park Milton Keynes ... Tuesday it was time to get going again ...

 ... but of course we’re facing the wrong way!

 ... we need to go this way again, to the south.  George reversed the quarter of a mile to ...

 ... the winding hole (turning point) where he executed the turn easily.

 The water tank was on empty so first stop was the point at Peartree Marina to fill up but it was so slow we just half filled the tank and for the rest of the cruise the washing machine didn’t stop!

 Fenny Compton Lock and Swingbridge was busy both ways.  Ruth and Richard had just gone through and are on the services above the lock so we let the next two locks go ahead as we urgently needed to empty some tanks and to fully fill-up with water, we were in no rush.

It was another hot, hot day and the journey once again was slow with long lines of moored boats along the 6 miles to our mooring once again before Stoke Hammond Lock.

It’s taken nearly 7-weeks to reach Still Rockin’s first service at 50-hours (engine hours that is)...

 ... tightening the belts ...

... and changing the engine oil and filter ... job done!

Tomorrow we’ll move on to Soulbury Locks again, we’re now heading for Leighton Buzzard as Alice (one of our granddaughters who only left us on Sunday) will be returning to us next Saturday with a friend for another few days cruising ... she loves it!