Well all went according to plan and we went into Cowroast Marina for the night on Wednesday.  Whilst there we were able to make use of their facilities.  Namely the laundry and the pump out!  Both very necessary.  We also got diesel and gas so are well stocked!  Even though the bank balance is somewhat depleted.  We just stayed the one night so Thursday saw us heading out northward.  We are now making our way down (that’s the way the locks go) towards Cosgrove.  The other way took us a week but this way we need to make it last about ten days to get us to our mooring at the right time.  We need to run the engine for a couple of hours each day to keep the batteries topped up and it is much pleasanter to run them when cruising rather than sitting moored with the engine running.  If the sun is out the solar panels top us up, even at this time of year.  However the grey dull weather we have had for a couple of days doesn’t give us anything.  Currently we are moored near Ivinghoe and the sun is shining.  Just about to have coffee before moving on.