13th April

Left Grindley Brook at 8.30 a.m. A cold, windy and rainy day, followed a hire boat down the staircase locks. Followed by the other three single locks, did three more locks out in the country and moored up. We decided to have the afternoon off and get out of the weather.

Flowers by our mooring.

Locks 9, miles 2.5, hours 3.

On this date in 1964, Sidney Poiter became the first black man, to win an Oscar.