New Year’s Cruise: Day 3

I had a lovely New Year’s Eve evening with Catherine, Nigel, Grace & Matthew on NB Rowington. We had fun playing Articulate, a game both Grace & Matthew are masters at! Adam arrived at 11:30pm, just in time for a game of Uno!, and to see the New Year in with us.

We watched the fireworks from London, and enjoyed a few drinks, before turning in around 1:30am.

Both boat crews were late to rise on New Year’s Day.  The Rowington gang joined us for breakfast on Briar Rose, well they brought their breakfast with them, and we provided the tea and coffee.  All too soon it was time for Rowington to head back up the Stoke Bruerne locks.  Adam helped them up the first couple of locks, before driving to Milton Keynes station to get his train into London.

I readied Briar Rose before setting off to Cosgrove.  As I approach the Navigation Inn I saw friends Thelma and Martin out on their New Year’s Day walk (they knew I’d be in the area, so seeing them wasn’t a total surprise!).  They came aboard at Cosgrove for a drink an a catch-up.

I spent a quiet evening on board, and was joined by Adam at 11pm when he got back from work. Adam is now off for the next few days, and we’ll be spending the next 4 days aboard.

6 miles, 0 locks (11 miles, 0 locks)