Narrowboat Alacrity

 After looking at the weather forecast we decided to give  Crick a miss and go to the local Tring Canal Festival run by the Wendover Arm Trust. Last year the Festival had to be cancelled after the first day due to overnight storms. So we thought it best to go today.

We were very lucky having a windy but dry afternoon. The festival was very well attended with boats lining both sides of the canal.

The Wendover Arm branches off the Grand Union canal at Bulbourne Junction near the top of the Marsworth Flight of Locks.

 Archimedes & Ara

Looking towards Tringford Pumping Station

Looking towards Festival site

 Definatly not a “Figment”

For me the Falconary display was magical. These birds are masters of the sky and pure killing machines, except for the Vulture who prefered to walk and was a bit like a Dyson with wings.

Golden Eagle

American Falcon

Vulture

Please help the Wendover Arm Trust in their BLOCKAID Campaign to raise money to buy 90,000 concrete blocks to be used in the restoration of the canal section between Little Tring through to Buckland - a length of about 2 miles.