Normal journeying

I have spent the last few days travelling up from Paddington by canal. It has taken me eight days from Paddington to the junction of the Grand Union with the Aylesbury Arm. This is fairly normal for me when I am cruising - I tend to travel for two or three days, for about 4-5 hours per day, and then stop in one place for a couple of days. The weather has been very variable and the people encountered en-route have also been very variable. I will be going down the Aylesbury Arm tomorrow - 16 locks, which is more than I have done on any day this year. I am moving to new moorings there.