Map of our cruise from Liverpool Dock to Devizes. The mystery gap from Earith to Weedon was by lorry, via M1 etc (see Post 11 May). The northern waterways don’t link to the south for boats over 7 foot wide, like Matilda, even though eg near Milton Keynes the Grand Union goes over the River Great Ouse. Where improvements are planned they should be for 14foot wide, not 10, like some recent developments.
