Another nice day – I do enjoy the stillness of the canals first thing in the morning:

Shortly after setting off, the engine overheated. This turned out to be a lack of water, so we had a bit of a delay while it cooled down and got refilled. The swing bridge by the pub is fully automatic:

Further down, there seemed to be a problem with too much water in the canal, so progress was a bit slower:

We stopped for lunch by yet another crossing of the West Coast Main Line:

And then passed under the M25:

and moored up near to Cassiobury Park, just past the very pretty Grove Bridge:

17 locks today.