tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59379894172399958802024-03-05T09:55:36.751+00:00 Narrowboat Burnt Oakjohnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.comBlogger190125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-87449060063820993632023-10-18T11:27:00.000+01:002023-10-18T11:27:07.692+01:00Forgotten blog!<p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">True to say, I’ve totally
forgotten to do a blog since May, shocking.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The highlight of our year was
the birth of our 4<sup>th</sup>
grandchild. Ada & Dale had their first baby, Astrid on the
hottest day of
the year in June. Astrid has changed so much since her birth and is
becoming quite a little character.</span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgL9QcDzSxlQQuW6DjL5DLW8UJnh5brYRkFQIIFXSw7S5UnG6NFCXrr7Fr7ovOVahmhLs7w0A2QewOWkT79nRe7fy8U209R1lMluVXIHPRg0q5yxoPvmjklPC1KR_D1e3bvTwp3DuiWr4koMsnmGV5QJFL6EBV3w4po74Ca3Yzyxh0KXWAyC96-4H8pA/s2000/14_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGgL9QcDzSxlQQuW6DjL5DLW8UJnh5brYRkFQIIFXSw7S5UnG6NFCXrr7Fr7ovOVahmhLs7w0A2QewOWkT79nRe7fy8U209R1lMluVXIHPRg0q5yxoPvmjklPC1KR_D1e3bvTwp3DuiWr4koMsnmGV5QJFL6EBV3w4po74Ca3Yzyxh0KXWAyC96-4H8pA/w113-h200/14_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzna35rlVocm3mQ0ZdpRK-PgYtskhDXg_lweP6KJbO9OkKvxr5kfuxCuvbJWQr43u_tiZnCqD-EkQLLxGURcDEw9vIMuirTe0BAn3l23fn4E-595TOEA5SYFMcF40zVdL2zSZQ5AkOzVuSonB0LXMe8v-eAzxVKZPczBqvQlAePMkl87oI722eALDKqew/s2000/12_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzna35rlVocm3mQ0ZdpRK-PgYtskhDXg_lweP6KJbO9OkKvxr5kfuxCuvbJWQr43u_tiZnCqD-EkQLLxGURcDEw9vIMuirTe0BAn3l23fn4E-595TOEA5SYFMcF40zVdL2zSZQ5AkOzVuSonB0LXMe8v-eAzxVKZPczBqvQlAePMkl87oI722eALDKqew/w113-h200/12_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /> <br /></span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Astrid had her first visit to
the pub for father’s day. We were surprised to see a beer named
after her.<br /></span></p>
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<br /><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We haven’t travelled very
far as we stayed in and around Chorley awaiting the special arrival &
then hung around for lots of cuddles. </span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhjuIFnjKx5LFQfScS9kllakoPZ2g73Ye8z1GwRyaHK4jBFWCowB6_IVR2SV6RNccIIoeQ38lepcNhKpJt3LKa_uMTIhsTk8YE-4Gn7jqVIxfE3INgGGAfz45ClFpHO25er1iJLO1TLUVWCVXdXREbxS-cVt_ch_Wwf-fr9dNak1DY2es5ssKr3jDEuU/s2000/41_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhjuIFnjKx5LFQfScS9kllakoPZ2g73Ye8z1GwRyaHK4jBFWCowB6_IVR2SV6RNccIIoeQ38lepcNhKpJt3LKa_uMTIhsTk8YE-4Gn7jqVIxfE3INgGGAfz45ClFpHO25er1iJLO1TLUVWCVXdXREbxS-cVt_ch_Wwf-fr9dNak1DY2es5ssKr3jDEuU/w113-h200/41_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_TRGcYPS7mDkPB50VZIthYBpUInkyyOUgCkPh2MAppIAoXU0UvtzWlr-1e_WfAinpHJa6njc4Mlv0e3iH3BVK-7C1y9kwleOeGEAshp-XkIbHy44ab9TOX1RFoLEoBRb-0DdXdwsRRD0bTnG7TaRkfNRwrEYTfiWfWxmeSlZWJRnBBSsEPTctT0TO44/s2000/256_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_TRGcYPS7mDkPB50VZIthYBpUInkyyOUgCkPh2MAppIAoXU0UvtzWlr-1e_WfAinpHJa6njc4Mlv0e3iH3BVK-7C1y9kwleOeGEAshp-XkIbHy44ab9TOX1RFoLEoBRb-0DdXdwsRRD0bTnG7TaRkfNRwrEYTfiWfWxmeSlZWJRnBBSsEPTctT0TO44/w200-h113/256_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveKfGsGzcY0nAfZ3MF4jsm6mdAPeSRyesszrR8B_OLGYbYkBWJiSomUOBsETQt7IP_s_WwBcsrFyHCtmJuwX9P2UAQICz5-m4Drn3i4Oo6UJqliPLRYmaMUX4uTqtkn_gXsQp2awroUOMP7ZeDKCf2ld4PtJRyFvxLWOq2jDQD9Y-JuvL2Pmrnwl7dRY/s2000/310_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveKfGsGzcY0nAfZ3MF4jsm6mdAPeSRyesszrR8B_OLGYbYkBWJiSomUOBsETQt7IP_s_WwBcsrFyHCtmJuwX9P2UAQICz5-m4Drn3i4Oo6UJqliPLRYmaMUX4uTqtkn_gXsQp2awroUOMP7ZeDKCf2ld4PtJRyFvxLWOq2jDQD9Y-JuvL2Pmrnwl7dRY/w113-h200/310_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div> </span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">In fact, we were forced to
linger as Wigan flight of locks were
closed for quite a few weeks due to a broken lock cill, and then a
huge sinkhole appeared at the next lock down from the repair.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">There were quite a few boats
queueing to go down the locks as it was the popular summer cruising
period. We headed down once the rush had gone. We had a VLK with us
all the way and our friends Colin & Carole also came to help. Luckily, I’d prepared ahead & made lots of cakes.</span></p>
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with Heather, the three children & their dog to Langness
Lighthouse, Castletown on the Isle of Man. We travelled by ferry from
Heysham and back home to Liverpool.<br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Lyu-7GW6MUuzZSA59tBBZca07BePbmCQJNcQNRFw3oVBtnJ24_dS39hkLeJ8TNwsjEsU_EPfLqzWsAtsXzZ_Mkk3FTnI4DIUGYAYO_gJc0hslgI0wzW_xS9FO0pEZ9EeVYtZ-Zu5iluh_eDHxQoq-QW0k0aWkgrAOcB1APtgCO6HVsHkAg2wDZ5mP2s/s1280/203_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Lyu-7GW6MUuzZSA59tBBZca07BePbmCQJNcQNRFw3oVBtnJ24_dS39hkLeJ8TNwsjEsU_EPfLqzWsAtsXzZ_Mkk3FTnI4DIUGYAYO_gJc0hslgI0wzW_xS9FO0pEZ9EeVYtZ-Zu5iluh_eDHxQoq-QW0k0aWkgrAOcB1APtgCO6HVsHkAg2wDZ5mP2s/w200-h113/203_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfAL0B3ibmU7EP2oYjZICI922L1NwSXnwKpbLn1gFJ_0ZJasxUWhIWGQU2P88dfUsyBRmVhIijhr9Z9LyLemvITHHD6ztpPYUg0WePbjpQXKUnFV2qMDbGiZer1iMWXAuHI1A0bwF7E8FuHcCWSNg1c2H2NBIj5Ed_-eFjRp9qAJ7o7a2mX0IF-KnGOQ/s2000/71_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicfAL0B3ibmU7EP2oYjZICI922L1NwSXnwKpbLn1gFJ_0ZJasxUWhIWGQU2P88dfUsyBRmVhIijhr9Z9LyLemvITHHD6ztpPYUg0WePbjpQXKUnFV2qMDbGiZer1iMWXAuHI1A0bwF7E8FuHcCWSNg1c2H2NBIj5Ed_-eFjRp9qAJ7o7a2mX0IF-KnGOQ/w200-h113/71_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH1JnUxty0CbwVfrjE3LB_6I47HvDVvukVrpG02w698nIrXn2hLHFZJIRZiVq8dfwBRThomJoGNkRcUXGqPHW8bFLTm6ucwSOv_W42QhNkbRNIqW29islP_ZdYJ-S2KoozcMl3hBhg5exCvECIY28S29sy9qfpLPPzd3JbOknNYEAOynLoonoySBvOYA/s2000/67_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieH1JnUxty0CbwVfrjE3LB_6I47HvDVvukVrpG02w698nIrXn2hLHFZJIRZiVq8dfwBRThomJoGNkRcUXGqPHW8bFLTm6ucwSOv_W42QhNkbRNIqW29islP_ZdYJ-S2KoozcMl3hBhg5exCvECIY28S29sy9qfpLPPzd3JbOknNYEAOynLoonoySBvOYA/w200-h113/67_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58YVtAHnUd5gAvW4DKj88ppSXN1DvdM7Vk2pFIuIApBsDEL_0b1B5ty1JT78yR395MuFsRdBZmBPOc7olM16_RouTMPXV5rDFCCjBbwue67Ws6XGCCm5z8qmQdBNez0ZPFOPqMgU47K7_VHAie4sh5jX7ew09YV4aib_Inb_OiHhdIdznCkpZUn7h2WU/s1280/182_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg58YVtAHnUd5gAvW4DKj88ppSXN1DvdM7Vk2pFIuIApBsDEL_0b1B5ty1JT78yR395MuFsRdBZmBPOc7olM16_RouTMPXV5rDFCCjBbwue67Ws6XGCCm5z8qmQdBNez0ZPFOPqMgU47K7_VHAie4sh5jX7ew09YV4aib_Inb_OiHhdIdznCkpZUn7h2WU/w200-h113/182_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div></div><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We had a super 2 weeks and had
some very wild weather, causing some spectacular waves on a usually
quiet bit of coast.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The beach on the Langness
peninsular is very rocky, which meant we spent loads of time rock
pooling and paddling.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />We loved travelling on the
steam train, tram, mountain railway and buses.</span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Magnus and Lance have been to
stay a few times over the summer.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">They are super cooks and
engine room helpers.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Amazing tree climbers and
bonfire stokers.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Brilliant crew. We caught up
with two boats going up the locks on the Rufford Branch. Considering
we had to empty each lock as the boats left it was thanks to our wee
lads who managed one side of the locks.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">After all their hard work, we
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">John’s elderflower wine was
gorgeous and fairly strong at 17%abv!!!</span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuVDZ7iPq8tyCjK076eMaRdAQEIJp72c2UcOowfYY97IGwZqOA38orH50zF73DnSOBzdafOX16My_xy7v3RgiUxe8g46Pj98ZXH9a5edMpv2ac4aALV93p6Kls_04UQxYpdyuAxBqfGABBQIEhxniTVVwPoemuIUt08MVNtoJbotZpGCCru03Kx3VSpY/s2000/23_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAuVDZ7iPq8tyCjK076eMaRdAQEIJp72c2UcOowfYY97IGwZqOA38orH50zF73DnSOBzdafOX16My_xy7v3RgiUxe8g46Pj98ZXH9a5edMpv2ac4aALV93p6Kls_04UQxYpdyuAxBqfGABBQIEhxniTVVwPoemuIUt08MVNtoJbotZpGCCru03Kx3VSpY/w113-h200/23_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2wBALz11HGutsq_JWXJrLd-rP1cONP2BxI4_QAu1YOPBLjzViB0Z1LNU2jRWGXtQWn3tZ-2VX0Yqg6PAcxcktO5dXDmDWO9X5ebMU23WSSHbUXjIhQDSAdIfaDRpMcjp4lnwmVfusuufUTzUtDXn5IQbJqsPdI-TiCTxqCSajGQzuiWRIt_xZl3dOog/s2000/216_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2wBALz11HGutsq_JWXJrLd-rP1cONP2BxI4_QAu1YOPBLjzViB0Z1LNU2jRWGXtQWn3tZ-2VX0Yqg6PAcxcktO5dXDmDWO9X5ebMU23WSSHbUXjIhQDSAdIfaDRpMcjp4lnwmVfusuufUTzUtDXn5IQbJqsPdI-TiCTxqCSajGQzuiWRIt_xZl3dOog/w200-h113/216_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Edmund & Joe came to help
us down into Liverpool recently. The weather was dreadful, pouring
rain & strong wind for the journey, which was such a shame as
there’s so much to see. The weather did cheer up as the week went
on.</span></p>
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previously visited, Mersey Ferry & the Philharmonic pub & the
Anglican cathedral.</span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br />In addition, we explored some
new sights, the catholic cathedral and a tour of the Liver Building.
The views from the Liver Building were amazing.</span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Astrid had her first train
ride to visit us in Salthouse Dock.</span></p>
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<p><style type="text/css"><font size="3" style="font-family: georgia;">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><br /></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-64127248104218998082023-05-15T11:16:00.001+01:002023-05-15T11:16:41.263+01:00Up the hill at Wigan<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Prior to going up the hill at
Wigan we pootled along the lower section of the Leeds & Liverpool
Canal and took the opportunity to see our friends at the Slipway
pub, Burscough for knit & natter and the spinning group at The
Cricketer’s, Ormskirk. To tell the truth, we were actually waiting
for Edmund to come up to help us up the 21 locks on Wigan flight.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We met Edmund at Appley
Bridge, a super mooring near the disused 2 locks, overlooking the
local railway line and the River Douglas valley. </span>
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the new deep lock and a photo of us in the said lock.</span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The ‘Hippy Boat’ was
trading at Appley Bridge and I got a new frock to wear to Ada &
Dale’s party.</span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We got water in the shadow of
the M6, a tricky water point right on the lock landing. We ended up
with a queue of 2 boats waiting for water behind us.</span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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page where you can post, to see if anyone wants to share the journey
with you. We teamed up with Jan & Colin on nb Polako to go up. It
was an overcast day, perfect for such a journey. </span>
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tough to use, so it was great to have Ed to help.</span><p></p>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We all had a chuckle at the
graffiti on lock 78!! Plus, there is a new mural on one of the
buildings.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">After doing the flight, it’s
nice to relax at the top overlooking the valley. However, the next
day was a teacher strike & we were looking after our two little
lads for Heather, so we carried on to Chorley.</span></p>
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Lance bright & early when she walked the dog before work. The
boys took uncle Ed litter picking. We had plenty of time for snacks
while the water tank filled.</span></p>
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with its Premier Inn. Lots of friends & family were staying
there t</span><span style="font-size: small;"><code class="western" style="font-family: georgia;">he</code><span style="font-family: georgia;">
following weekend for Ada & Dale’s party.</span></span><p></p>
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party was above a new little pub, ‘Nelly Potts’ in Chorley. It was
a wonderful afternoon being with family and seeing all their friends
we’ve not seen for ages. </span>
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breakfast at The Sir Henry Tate the following morning.</span></p>
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the laptop & spun 100g wool.</span> </p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav-bUaokXLFjHy5BqkmnMVhneVAb0iQ54fcKFNC28kCTdXMpnAqlh80BsPYrF3gZ4ug6PhXquQAEtcKF7gUA0_PtHy0p-EHBaWag9GVROJh3sEgnB2KxKmIfTW5v3R3OrpI6spFVdZs_JYkNrLSj3yIPBdF36mKbQjD3NiYAIT6YBFDhztGvkXmjy/s1880/94_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="897" data-original-width="1880" height="96" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav-bUaokXLFjHy5BqkmnMVhneVAb0iQ54fcKFNC28kCTdXMpnAqlh80BsPYrF3gZ4ug6PhXquQAEtcKF7gUA0_PtHy0p-EHBaWag9GVROJh3sEgnB2KxKmIfTW5v3R3OrpI6spFVdZs_JYkNrLSj3yIPBdF36mKbQjD3NiYAIT6YBFDhztGvkXmjy/w200-h96/94_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The forecast was very good for
the day after the coronation, so we had a breathtaking stroll up onto
the West Lancashire Moors, a route we’ve done many times. The 3
reservoirs Anglezarke and Upper & Lower Rivington were all very
low.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Bank holiday Monday was very
different, with torrential rain. The towpath beside us was flooded
and a street drain was blasting water into the canal. </span>
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inter-school golf tournament, but not before getting ice cream at
‘Frederick’s, as a starter before a tea time cruise.</span><p></p>
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a beautiful rainbow to accompany us. We dropped Lance off at the
bridge near them, where Heather met us. We weren’t able to stop as
we’d already had our allotted 2 weeks moored there.</span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpwIZP_QmpbY0RWjx2CzTm5wL-sVXFGZBXtaNuhEl_pXjpzaCUN7luXidZp3Lc2j0rTeVXbaZZxQ6mLdtQqN4Ri_k2Dr2RLu6nNoAiolBjSC783CyyOk94AzfXnUnhNiYaw20evXuhcEncHVYIBgncSlyuY8tHxYYvrsSkbo7qH0nFtXHamEdMhJ1/s1880/102_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1880" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpwIZP_QmpbY0RWjx2CzTm5wL-sVXFGZBXtaNuhEl_pXjpzaCUN7luXidZp3Lc2j0rTeVXbaZZxQ6mLdtQqN4Ri_k2Dr2RLu6nNoAiolBjSC783CyyOk94AzfXnUnhNiYaw20evXuhcEncHVYIBgncSlyuY8tHxYYvrsSkbo7qH0nFtXHamEdMhJ1/w200-h113/102_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievJ0K2wV2_ygLUGT3scobuz8jhnQRvA3Lkwh5QnOXExRUC6P6OZ0AqhXkFLhR-GZBJSd_Fv07oY3bnDC57j-WmohQsGo3u2JAgLQA7mb4ndK9GdTRvSQpFsVuJaq8XvOSBlvVe8LeFkmk_C_J_GeWqJ91iwa9zA4Ko5dzx45BqbeUgdUoaemSp8FJ/s921/123.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="921" data-original-width="681" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEievJ0K2wV2_ygLUGT3scobuz8jhnQRvA3Lkwh5QnOXExRUC6P6OZ0AqhXkFLhR-GZBJSd_Fv07oY3bnDC57j-WmohQsGo3u2JAgLQA7mb4ndK9GdTRvSQpFsVuJaq8XvOSBlvVe8LeFkmk_C_J_GeWqJ91iwa9zA4Ko5dzx45BqbeUgdUoaemSp8FJ/w148-h200/123.jpeg" width="148" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">So we carried on, to have a
lovely evening cruise and moored below Johnson’s Hillock Locks
overlooking some super houses.</span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fZyPcf0sMo2kbdIWGHsH1W2tBokRrYEX3cue-erImHXTxRfidRZ9QIqZx54N41lfOfpnYCQQPC0Evmm7PJ7oip5d8QKXjzDvpCmEEztF89_vkvqHuT-sxvu76grlL5pxPWNTmnRnCmCTIthZPtfAxN6I5A68161WGbCGgh1UYQweuck2RZx1r3qh/s1880/104_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1880" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fZyPcf0sMo2kbdIWGHsH1W2tBokRrYEX3cue-erImHXTxRfidRZ9QIqZx54N41lfOfpnYCQQPC0Evmm7PJ7oip5d8QKXjzDvpCmEEztF89_vkvqHuT-sxvu76grlL5pxPWNTmnRnCmCTIthZPtfAxN6I5A68161WGbCGgh1UYQweuck2RZx1r3qh/w200-h113/104_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraPnaxty0shDPm8CNQrJJhLeUaxwS3s_fWjd142K0MOSqY12IX7J0DLbwG1IH2TywGhfQMpKHpQZD67HsIGbnolkVFM_DcvZflgGuIOaPFPOoUeXdnZPKT7LiQVwOIDoLcR2lbM6wk1_9KY6muDMbgf8t_ZvA05MmGgpXVZXrRuKWURB-Zlbh-xSV/s1880/106_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="1880" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiraPnaxty0shDPm8CNQrJJhLeUaxwS3s_fWjd142K0MOSqY12IX7J0DLbwG1IH2TywGhfQMpKHpQZD67HsIGbnolkVFM_DcvZflgGuIOaPFPOoUeXdnZPKT7LiQVwOIDoLcR2lbM6wk1_9KY6muDMbgf8t_ZvA05MmGgpXVZXrRuKWURB-Zlbh-xSV/w200-h113/106_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Traaaa-laaah, here's our new look boat, on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, Newburgh. <br /></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Last week we had our super
crew with us. Nikita & Heather dropped the boys off, but didn’t
stay.</span></p>
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<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk6-reEw5SV5ZKNEPnXI5jqdYHzgUi0T_9B6abYZ0ivU1yM-6BPdxZZx54uPZ4WYpHUSZsWO6xo4rK8kTU2uZmBVkoCKfuC6bgRTRL8GP2F-QcY32N_FVf-bBDNoKQmNBDMRHyx_zEXN4O-Jq4e43kPAKuEJCiqNZ0_ESSMrPwhRLfSb0fSdCQ4Yl/s2000/75_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZk6-reEw5SV5ZKNEPnXI5jqdYHzgUi0T_9B6abYZ0ivU1yM-6BPdxZZx54uPZ4WYpHUSZsWO6xo4rK8kTU2uZmBVkoCKfuC6bgRTRL8GP2F-QcY32N_FVf-bBDNoKQmNBDMRHyx_zEXN4O-Jq4e43kPAKuEJCiqNZ0_ESSMrPwhRLfSb0fSdCQ4Yl/w113-h200/75_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">They joined us at the
beginning of the Bridgewater Canal, where we moored a short stroll
from a station & they went home from Wigan.</span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We moored just by this
aqueduct and John took the boys exploring under it.</span></p>
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the visitors. Magnus braved the rain for a whole day’s cruise. Whereas Lance popped out for a short while & stayed playing
by the fire.</span>
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approached Barton Swing Aqueduct, where we were treated to seeing a
big boat’s mast whizz by down on the Manchester Ship Canal. The road
swing bridge I guess is more of a priority than the canal, and we had
a good wait while the chaps swung it back into place & then
walked to the aqueduct. </span>
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Magnus made a big batch of hot cross-buns. However, not quite so
delightful (in my opinion) was their morning cup of tea with squirty
cream & marshmallows!!!</span></p>
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Little Bollington, where we went down to have a look at the river and where the Bridgewater Canal goes over the River Bollin. As quick as anything, the boys were climbing the trees!! The river bank was very
sandy, softer than at the beach.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The boys were really pleased
to get a bit of lock action on their last day. There aren’t any
locks on the Bridgewater Canal, and to get into Wigan we went up 2 and
down 1 lock. Once in Wigan we had a towpath picnic before they went home.</span></p>
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to see the first ducklings of the year and the weather is warming as
spring progresses.</span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">I’m not sure I’d like
these squatters at the bottom of my garden!!</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We have travelled northwards
along the Trent & Mersey Canal, with its unusual sights.</span></p>
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lock cottage, near Great Hayward barricaded off & uninhabited due
to HS2 construction nearby. It appeared the line is going over the
access road to the cottage. We don’t have a car and absolutely
love travelling by train, but find seeing the massive upheaval the HS2 is
having, quite distressing, all for a slightly faster journey.</span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The Trent & Mersey Canal
has narrow locks, unlike most other narrow ones it doesn’t have
bridges to cross the locks when the bottom mitre gates are open. I
choose to take the boat through all these locks, as I can’t step
across the gates. Edmund came for a few days which really assisted us
with Atherstone flight of locks and like his dad is able to step over
the gap.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We were really pleased we
fitted through the rather low Harecastle Tunnel with our new solar
panels. As we neared the end, the water had turned into tomato soup, due to run off from disused mines.</span></p>
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Kidsgrove on the north side of the tunnel to await fuel boat Halsall.
John also did an engine service and oil change, which is required
every 250 running hours.</span>
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<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> We abandoned the boat for
almost 7 weeks while it was repainted. </span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuU_E4ADsvSlRVSD1RAVExsXjluJ3BkOs9aLSXhX0TYUDYchN1HQON-Vr7xZYjUTOC1UV0ak9IIyqVRqNLUotYJJ3hkT1eXrz1919QghP2C1hJL-w-A650XjjJQ7iLq7QbD2er1IBmhAscVO13181hgPqT-VKVkbVrEaA4ja-tzwBS_JAmTWbtXdp/s2000/172_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkuU_E4ADsvSlRVSD1RAVExsXjluJ3BkOs9aLSXhX0TYUDYchN1HQON-Vr7xZYjUTOC1UV0ak9IIyqVRqNLUotYJJ3hkT1eXrz1919QghP2C1hJL-w-A650XjjJQ7iLq7QbD2er1IBmhAscVO13181hgPqT-VKVkbVrEaA4ja-tzwBS_JAmTWbtXdp/w113-h200/172_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">All packed and saying goodbye
to our old look boat on a very cold and frosty morning. The ducks
appreciated an early breakfast.</span></p>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We have kept similar colours,
with dark grey and a very definite light grey panel inside it. I
always felt our old light grey looked quite blue, as did many passers-by!! The handrail & rope bollards are now green instead of red.
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<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We have replaced the clip-art
oak tree with the Middlesex shield. We felt as we were both born in
Middlesex & it’s where Burnt Oak is would be a good talking
point.</span><p></p>
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the large boat builder’s name plaque and have Braidbar Boats 158
added in smaller script.</span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The acorns on the bow have
been replaced with Braidbar Boats logo, a small Maltese cross.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">During our away time we were
based with Heather & the grandkids in Chorley, but we spent a
couple of weeks in Scotland.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We travelled to Inverness by
train & stayed in a Premier Inn overlooking the River Ness. It
was a stunning journey through the snow topped mountains.</span></p>
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is in Inverness. We walked a good bit of it, the views from the sea
lock are quite amazing.</span><p></p>
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railway swing bridge over the canal. Similar to the Manchester Ship Canal, most of the roads cross the canal via huge swing bridges.</span><p></p>
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along Loch Ness to see where the Caledonian Canal left the loch to
rejoin a canalised section.</span><p></p>
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<br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The tourist information centre
in Inverness pointed us in the direction of Singleton’s Distillery.
They had a super new visitor centre, but we weren’t very impressed
with our guide and the whiskies we tasted were quite fiery.</span><p></p>
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Paul’s in Dundee for about 10 days, where we did more sightseeing.</span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">Paul drove us to The Arbikie
Distillery. A new site which is almost carbon-neutral, once they have
their hydrogen plant up & running they will be.</span></p>
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for the spirits and grow their own potatoes and peas for vodka &
gins. The tour guide, tasting session and visitor centre were all in
all far superior to Singleton’s.</span><p></p>
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we jumped on a train for a short journey with the three grandkids &
spent the half-term holiday at a bungalow in Grange over Sands. The
station is almost on the beach.</span></p>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The bungalow had stunning
views over Morecambe Bay towards Carnforth.</span><p></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">The coastline was very marshy, and the kids were disappointed at the lack of sand, seeing as that
was the place’s name. We loved the walk along the sea wall as there
were numerous playgrounds.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;">We saw some just born lambs on a
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one evening.</span></p>
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was very good & quite mild. But once we got back aboard our
lovely newly painted boat, it snowed for a few days.</span></p>
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Oak going down it’s first locks, next to Watford Gap!!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: small;"> </span></span></div><p></p>
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<p><style type="text/css"><font style="font-family: georgia;" size="3">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></style></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-52615571943259243182023-01-20T20:27:00.000+00:002023-01-20T20:27:06.437+00:00The Leicester Line<p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve
been pootling along the lower part of the Leicester section of the
Grand Union Canal since New Year's Day. We passed this boat with an
amazing life-size mermaid bow fender.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOF0VGvdvDjQ4FKYxoHHpKOtrPWfriH5m4S_tHNCBtHkiHqoToYtVzxQaMKqJyO9TGcp6jMsj-TW_ExqeCK7ZL2JJ3lvgB1AZk5B1beT0h5-9yUo1O8dKmPGA6apVYCbZyeJLjLxOCDaM4UBDA1nBjvHxejnUfhT4mpdoH83wMrfANKmyVqPrf_9yW/s2000/6_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOF0VGvdvDjQ4FKYxoHHpKOtrPWfriH5m4S_tHNCBtHkiHqoToYtVzxQaMKqJyO9TGcp6jMsj-TW_ExqeCK7ZL2JJ3lvgB1AZk5B1beT0h5-9yUo1O8dKmPGA6apVYCbZyeJLjLxOCDaM4UBDA1nBjvHxejnUfhT4mpdoH83wMrfANKmyVqPrf_9yW/w113-h200/6_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
spent a few days near <a href="https://husbandsbosworth.info/home/a-brief-history-of-bosworth" target="_blank">Husband’s Bosworth</a>, the village name has
always fascinated me. The towpath along that stretch is very narrow
& is eroding into the canal. Thank goodness the Bosworth tunnel
isn’t in quite such a state. This tunnel is quite short and the
light at the end can be quite clearly seen on its approach.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndrr1-HoKvNX2XmP8R4aRAbl1D3QLZBaICW_rzm2tkBs5uczoOaKOFjt31HPnOEiIksNIRqWnMAKXEzGVba5orAGUxZ5gKN-jhrZQ2qDECPiuGfXi-K9o4VL2qbOBDQkvNkVkkH_tRr3Ip41uPmhTG9AbRLlxpi83YfoNUL8t6NnqPbIvrljZV3_f/s2000/7_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhndrr1-HoKvNX2XmP8R4aRAbl1D3QLZBaICW_rzm2tkBs5uczoOaKOFjt31HPnOEiIksNIRqWnMAKXEzGVba5orAGUxZ5gKN-jhrZQ2qDECPiuGfXi-K9o4VL2qbOBDQkvNkVkkH_tRr3Ip41uPmhTG9AbRLlxpi83YfoNUL8t6NnqPbIvrljZV3_f/w113-h200/7_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We
strolled over the tunnel.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRexRF_drToRiXsXEjZkZu3xrYbA1QXWqD75NkhJriVoMnvre3FqYaS3g5yfofpTXVuc0TaYiLIagZKgdYdlrJ4jIQ7l7JK-ONqCMd-6dUR2zqNL0uwQ284OUt7zaDwvYS9Kn2j6HatUseb-uMbf-nhwO-Y0fkw8CvcJfqflMgmeECaBYgcQnVB0hv/s2000/12_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRexRF_drToRiXsXEjZkZu3xrYbA1QXWqD75NkhJriVoMnvre3FqYaS3g5yfofpTXVuc0TaYiLIagZKgdYdlrJ4jIQ7l7JK-ONqCMd-6dUR2zqNL0uwQ284OUt7zaDwvYS9Kn2j6HatUseb-uMbf-nhwO-Y0fkw8CvcJfqflMgmeECaBYgcQnVB0hv/w200-h113/12_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The
disused L&NW railway appears to be being infilled.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJB3ybFqQeHFim_Y9rfxbDqrasJU_n45JWqSJU8aN1MRauarWARnoO8lHRlrZ2Lwtfdg_yDHcvCYEYD6XUkSGe-0oX16clLf7-AY2sNpITzkeOw-Fk5AfZ9lUgm7kLzKSwicaBExUMrP2wJUTbC0cpjuki_Axcixe8rAN5LB7s7HCdMDVuFyGrt5O/s2000/11_copy.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJB3ybFqQeHFim_Y9rfxbDqrasJU_n45JWqSJU8aN1MRauarWARnoO8lHRlrZ2Lwtfdg_yDHcvCYEYD6XUkSGe-0oX16clLf7-AY2sNpITzkeOw-Fk5AfZ9lUgm7kLzKSwicaBExUMrP2wJUTbC0cpjuki_Axcixe8rAN5LB7s7HCdMDVuFyGrt5O/w200-h113/11_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMKoczjIhrGNLBipr7bfoh8oIynrbpfsxVLffSzUzv6_-vNQvySr2yi9rnbTLLoGUmnynkivfewFgUb5GCD0OffsINYs2Dk2LDCRTxMiYFLw533rXJk86NWf-kGQnCRSiFl2AuHlp9fnxIUSatYxbT7OXATQpXiU1jBxZt7xAfW85O4NQeMSJyoL8/s2000/10_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimMKoczjIhrGNLBipr7bfoh8oIynrbpfsxVLffSzUzv6_-vNQvySr2yi9rnbTLLoGUmnynkivfewFgUb5GCD0OffsINYs2Dk2LDCRTxMiYFLw533rXJk86NWf-kGQnCRSiFl2AuHlp9fnxIUSatYxbT7OXATQpXiU1jBxZt7xAfW85O4NQeMSJyoL8/w200-h113/10_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
took the boat down Foxton Locks and John brought it back up the other
day. There’s a great team of volunteers that help boats through.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIvwmcIbv_x0OcRjU84CJkvtlbGscNoH-Miyvl1aronbG5tITKIZzQlQn9cXDzA4q4LB8byTdCTNaI917nbfguED1CgRE0AkZ2mQOF0bAfhO0pwdbPCGeu5ZFrQy7tXLjdu9pe3jchTK1RVFYSIC2ccWlmSmoJLOup5sRvat6aPU49HXLmIAKWewh/s2000/4_copy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIvwmcIbv_x0OcRjU84CJkvtlbGscNoH-Miyvl1aronbG5tITKIZzQlQn9cXDzA4q4LB8byTdCTNaI917nbfguED1CgRE0AkZ2mQOF0bAfhO0pwdbPCGeu5ZFrQy7tXLjdu9pe3jchTK1RVFYSIC2ccWlmSmoJLOup5sRvat6aPU49HXLmIAKWewh/w200-h113/4_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I
took my spinning to the top of the locks. There’s a stunning view
over the Leicestershire countryside from up there.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve
had a sprinkling of snow & have been iced in for a few days now.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 0.1in; background: transparent }</font></span></style></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-29760669480893922962023-01-02T17:19:00.000+00:002023-01-02T17:19:43.590+00:00Happy 2023<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Year's Day we were the
first boat of the year on Watford locks (Northamptonshire). It was a
lovely quiet day to cruise with only a couple of other boats passed.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyUIJLtvR9cdG4Ku2eSShaJgC9Ve_tiMv1gTPz0GrkPcRFziGUmthxMcwr_LYYI8dE_gwMBPMeH7DvHrJVcZ_6bqvbmzDBuVICHmRzHvk9KH7i25JcK54KsWWvAhsyD4pWPpSLBo2R88A3fOl4cSkRNJNr8dpixSgoyRy1d0eqJEo0LktJbrdfcxq/s2000/7_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJyUIJLtvR9cdG4Ku2eSShaJgC9Ve_tiMv1gTPz0GrkPcRFziGUmthxMcwr_LYYI8dE_gwMBPMeH7DvHrJVcZ_6bqvbmzDBuVICHmRzHvk9KH7i25JcK54KsWWvAhsyD4pWPpSLBo2R88A3fOl4cSkRNJNr8dpixSgoyRy1d0eqJEo0LktJbrdfcxq/w200-h113/7_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Gxj8psnLoE1M-Vp_DUvzaR3IcebwwCivxzXlkUNx1ccS6rGPVmhoKy-Rr5fJxFATqSMSN60RRZGQbEUayZ_4uyuPkCujaVnqHWWVTOoETJVIKWkPQAn85p6Ya3S2zovacbyqqrmDwSF_rAcgtu_h77gjtizdFez7EGo-K4v_Qh2eU_AORy60gCa/s2000/6_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6Gxj8psnLoE1M-Vp_DUvzaR3IcebwwCivxzXlkUNx1ccS6rGPVmhoKy-Rr5fJxFATqSMSN60RRZGQbEUayZ_4uyuPkCujaVnqHWWVTOoETJVIKWkPQAn85p6Ya3S2zovacbyqqrmDwSF_rAcgtu_h77gjtizdFez7EGo-K4v_Qh2eU_AORy60gCa/w113-h200/6_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Today we went through Crick
Tunnel. I’m taking lots of photos with my advent spinning in.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWriHJOLjLVljyRnWpTGMAEnuSTyIOiT_ckXAxW3ycXx-wq0T58YGc80LBqyWgazrUOCDSG_X_GjY8LQl1PdM-wnuvndi4sH8ZdlebuzsjsKkny2G1FHzP5jJMTo3nsDmX2cXJfqoO4ZbIfPm48mwJ7fHF1rouqNXVzaIa7v1KwpR91H_dVzz50LoB/s2000/3_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWriHJOLjLVljyRnWpTGMAEnuSTyIOiT_ckXAxW3ycXx-wq0T58YGc80LBqyWgazrUOCDSG_X_GjY8LQl1PdM-wnuvndi4sH8ZdlebuzsjsKkny2G1FHzP5jJMTo3nsDmX2cXJfqoO4ZbIfPm48mwJ7fHF1rouqNXVzaIa7v1KwpR91H_dVzz50LoB/w113-h200/3_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa3M-weNLmiw7wNXIXXCcvdIX0QqOOsN3C_daLSz2VQHw6s828SfDbLKep6pSzoLKX0Fz5hYvsXFCHwiwndJyl1Kc5VvqbyKl2W227cugXeQjJaUHnwvmdE2rvbrEzxzx_hN-ZEhoN6iHmhe2qxP_hZ_z_QV6_-5kBqP2qObNxkqu1LlR4fQJrX6x/s2000/2_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSa3M-weNLmiw7wNXIXXCcvdIX0QqOOsN3C_daLSz2VQHw6s828SfDbLKep6pSzoLKX0Fz5hYvsXFCHwiwndJyl1Kc5VvqbyKl2W227cugXeQjJaUHnwvmdE2rvbrEzxzx_hN-ZEhoN6iHmhe2qxP_hZ_z_QV6_-5kBqP2qObNxkqu1LlR4fQJrX6x/w113-h200/2_copy.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had a Tesco delivery right
to the boat on New Year's Eve, as our cupboards were bare after our
trip to Chorley for Christmas.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfO8-MEUZzK7iE2U1uW0D65bX4W2wp6wle4icC1NYS7cbzsjpJsxOV1y2vm4ozWtLD4OFPqb0AlKtw3yc0xuj-Z5KWodj8yHjnQaG4C0lOGaR1dco0QQXhJl8GNPUFr_T2wg-xauhS1IcYta6jQbQQHnu0Q-1JB5lkiIUm--oDiZYL98P2ADqY6iF4/s1562/11_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1562" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfO8-MEUZzK7iE2U1uW0D65bX4W2wp6wle4icC1NYS7cbzsjpJsxOV1y2vm4ozWtLD4OFPqb0AlKtw3yc0xuj-Z5KWodj8yHjnQaG4C0lOGaR1dco0QQXhJl8GNPUFr_T2wg-xauhS1IcYta6jQbQQHnu0Q-1JB5lkiIUm--oDiZYL98P2ADqY6iF4/w200-h99/11_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had a fantastic week
staying with Heather & the grandchildren in Chorley. We were very
fortunate to have a smooth train journey both ways, considering all the
possible delays. I got some spinning done on Preston platform.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Nikita wanted a ukulele for
Christmas, so we got her one. So her & uncle Ed were playing
duets.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-EVJF6A8ltHNnI-LgttAFRIwr7JTT5cbcKmahPvt4JMTjQs7gAoi__-uJhRbpGE7HzCreBVJCwiQGdhBvZA7F-p_HLuBe4rCA4v55rcwMwnoF0vvw4saC7HQgY7A3celTeq9wzOzRJvW0zJ_27M-uE6b6-ZDKPp8dWZpp7u9QFp2GNYzVM5gafDg/s2000/16_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8-EVJF6A8ltHNnI-LgttAFRIwr7JTT5cbcKmahPvt4JMTjQs7gAoi__-uJhRbpGE7HzCreBVJCwiQGdhBvZA7F-p_HLuBe4rCA4v55rcwMwnoF0vvw4saC7HQgY7A3celTeq9wzOzRJvW0zJ_27M-uE6b6-ZDKPp8dWZpp7u9QFp2GNYzVM5gafDg/w200-h113/16_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were 13 of us at
Heather’s from 06.00 on Christmas day. It all started in a much
more civilised fashion than usual, we all had tea/coffee/juice before
launching into the opening ceremony. Dinner went really smoothly &
was on the table at our estimated time.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiaorbREfWs4qPdfC2Q18uDAG7hehPYYtDB14V2MwrUagmH-J09X09E-UL7tYRQMfyP3eLGfXelWJ7_co3-kw5o1-3gqVOv-ZGsWiQ__DPCj3IZWiEKZV0krYTi6DwF02VkLVpVAmtpRT6HXVA6NHy6MTpjxEajmhOUV7tiX6Vsd8Yd9QhSQhRoHn/s360/41_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="360" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiaorbREfWs4qPdfC2Q18uDAG7hehPYYtDB14V2MwrUagmH-J09X09E-UL7tYRQMfyP3eLGfXelWJ7_co3-kw5o1-3gqVOv-ZGsWiQ__DPCj3IZWiEKZV0krYTi6DwF02VkLVpVAmtpRT6HXVA6NHy6MTpjxEajmhOUV7tiX6Vsd8Yd9QhSQhRoHn/w200-h153/41_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boxing day we had a mass
family stroll, which took us down a VERY muddy path!!! Such fun
though, just like being on the towpath.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">This evening’s
Northamptonshire sunset.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pPbtRnF1ZZ3WiE3BqTCLPlUIF7S1Y5lkFzuOlW1L5Gq8R8-p8WglhcNThBxf6JfOikqlrnSeNBTST_tYx4tzamIGO7Jxx3E56NyBGuxPFZX1nI0tNgnYmK_71jOvqc9iZkXAW9KNIuav3QWdR_NWpQGrquKMLsTBn85wtceKBTOZkqGJY8T0l1Lo/s2000/1_copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pPbtRnF1ZZ3WiE3BqTCLPlUIF7S1Y5lkFzuOlW1L5Gq8R8-p8WglhcNThBxf6JfOikqlrnSeNBTST_tYx4tzamIGO7Jxx3E56NyBGuxPFZX1nI0tNgnYmK_71jOvqc9iZkXAW9KNIuav3QWdR_NWpQGrquKMLsTBn85wtceKBTOZkqGJY8T0l1Lo/w200-h113/1_copy.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-48813178751630928802022-12-18T18:38:00.000+00:002022-12-18T18:38:45.991+00:0040c cooler!<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Four months ago when we moored
along this stretch of the Grand Union/Oxford Canal, on the
Northamptonshire/Warwickshire border, we were suffering with
temperatures in the high 30s, it’s been about 40c cooler the
last couple of weeks. The lowest we’ve seen the thermometer this
week is -8c.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJXKiZ_xAhcMCPcBdtm61MUQHPtfZL6BCAlQz32UbPFKGwlQs6MJuNLvQ-3rP8BXp-FSCLtzHAnGxzOC5SO3t1ekW_kTfwhXj66YONNczhoyGQ1eYyGc3LxH6n8-uCvBXWkokLqJxpSWV4PqO1mtBius2yQu_FUeVpMNzzbgtWxt3S-o1X6TU3M2e/s2000/20221215_104111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJXKiZ_xAhcMCPcBdtm61MUQHPtfZL6BCAlQz32UbPFKGwlQs6MJuNLvQ-3rP8BXp-FSCLtzHAnGxzOC5SO3t1ekW_kTfwhXj66YONNczhoyGQ1eYyGc3LxH6n8-uCvBXWkokLqJxpSWV4PqO1mtBius2yQu_FUeVpMNzzbgtWxt3S-o1X6TU3M2e/w200-h113/20221215_104111.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTenajV3xdavXuLyWobqHnOobdIEsD47V34yaW6BEkPq97ZwvRcqBuogokoGEsQZScvtcQCmzQbwNquh62SDX5FJxhs_p_Ji1g47lxQZ-EWbv3NlUVOdJJDTaLU4-P9R0uceIknCCTKTOLIGwrEFDifujz-Efi6eZMITNfAa4J5uhC8ZgQyLkDKT6O/s2000/20221215_103337.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTenajV3xdavXuLyWobqHnOobdIEsD47V34yaW6BEkPq97ZwvRcqBuogokoGEsQZScvtcQCmzQbwNquh62SDX5FJxhs_p_Ji1g47lxQZ-EWbv3NlUVOdJJDTaLU4-P9R0uceIknCCTKTOLIGwrEFDifujz-Efi6eZMITNfAa4J5uhC8ZgQyLkDKT6O/w200-h113/20221215_103337.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We knew the cold spell was
coming, so we stocked up with diesel & coal when fuel boat came
by. In addition, we did a big shop, so the cupboards were well
stocked, filled the water tank & headed to a nice quiet spot. We
have been completely iced in, with no hope of moving for almost 2
weeks. We have been iced in several times before, but this is the
thickest ice we’ve experienced. It was our 7<sup>th</sup>
anniversary of living aboard this week.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There have seen numerous
amazing sunrises and sunsets. This is a very dark spot with no big
light pollution, so the stars are amazing.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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popular with all the usual blue, great & long-tailed tits and the
greedy robin. However, a pair of greater spotted woodpeckers have
come every day, I’ve spent far too long gazing out of the window
watching for them to return.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWszWXvR9YJrSk_DarPLMuxVsy6ji5ZSGfnBNolllFtuSRPNy1_E4YIgSZcbhHj1fzLR2zSzMzn-TmooYySuPY_WekXUQsRhSemtHRk82BMqtNdFNxkQ8bl0QVd_HqmPAq1Ags-b3apIfKm6te0jK0BXAty8u0GjA2LXBd2IBEe0DBRlhAPFKdMN0R/s696/20221208_091036_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="312" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWszWXvR9YJrSk_DarPLMuxVsy6ji5ZSGfnBNolllFtuSRPNy1_E4YIgSZcbhHj1fzLR2zSzMzn-TmooYySuPY_WekXUQsRhSemtHRk82BMqtNdFNxkQ8bl0QVd_HqmPAq1Ags-b3apIfKm6te0jK0BXAty8u0GjA2LXBd2IBEe0DBRlhAPFKdMN0R/w89-h200/20221208_091036_resized.jpg" width="89" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySE5EEqwshiW-ZPurTwenrw5XztluYnjUGIpadWEfApy-JYSdjLeewV_btPoJnn5gryvShl_KpVUimXJfOgnZIVkIpkG7Jdkk9HI0Pt2-7TNe6n3gTDh54_ObMUvv8XT6Yxfxi7yn2hxdt0GILFUheGD9E0NZr-f8IBaJ4hM7vYfFKFhrUsQxCXZ1/s264/20221208_101104_resized~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="225" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySE5EEqwshiW-ZPurTwenrw5XztluYnjUGIpadWEfApy-JYSdjLeewV_btPoJnn5gryvShl_KpVUimXJfOgnZIVkIpkG7Jdkk9HI0Pt2-7TNe6n3gTDh54_ObMUvv8XT6Yxfxi7yn2hxdt0GILFUheGD9E0NZr-f8IBaJ4hM7vYfFKFhrUsQxCXZ1/w170-h200/20221208_101104_resized~2.jpg" width="170" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had an unusual visitor on
the ice, a sparrowhawk. We had disturbed him earlier in the week as
it was tucking into a bird in the hedgerow.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk8KovTVHjxlAdYoS5v2JM4M_xVJgfv3CrAEqhsv3cJg4l-kmAiWaEZ4IWbgJLw9ZFp9G2Hr547IFfsqnKrCam5bq5QITAE3_bCGqjUN8iDJMutGPZGAgtViF5YFOTDo7HWzN03NWCjZsbbuPpXMxryRJluNlzV3LoW18HRrTjwCBLt8n9zdIGhSU/s1088/20221218_143955_resized.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="496" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk8KovTVHjxlAdYoS5v2JM4M_xVJgfv3CrAEqhsv3cJg4l-kmAiWaEZ4IWbgJLw9ZFp9G2Hr547IFfsqnKrCam5bq5QITAE3_bCGqjUN8iDJMutGPZGAgtViF5YFOTDo7HWzN03NWCjZsbbuPpXMxryRJluNlzV3LoW18HRrTjwCBLt8n9zdIGhSU/w91-h200/20221218_143955_resized.jpg" width="91" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It’s a couple of miles walk
into Braunston. The bridge to the marina there is decorated with
father Christmas’.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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lovely crocheted nativity scene topper.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxOi0DcFfW-Yuq-r7r6cSBIVovef16czW3iUieHh55N12FTP8hw65rHPJNZVqCxPX08B2ypyGYZmc67rUtFx9jm-_hqxgkd6lNOiSH2q7_FUOotvF99UvWIqBQDztAZQ8dKLkuuxm9rAF5IQBa_vMsQLvD_jCM7YLVUW_mPcCiLtTWd950j87LC7T/s2000/20221210_113409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxOi0DcFfW-Yuq-r7r6cSBIVovef16czW3iUieHh55N12FTP8hw65rHPJNZVqCxPX08B2ypyGYZmc67rUtFx9jm-_hqxgkd6lNOiSH2q7_FUOotvF99UvWIqBQDztAZQ8dKLkuuxm9rAF5IQBa_vMsQLvD_jCM7YLVUW_mPcCiLtTWd950j87LC7T/w200-h113/20221210_113409.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We picked lots of sloes from
along the towpath. The best time to pick them is after a frost &
these defiantly fit the bill. We’re making sloe gin surprise, as
in we’d already drank it. So it’s sloe vodka instead, which won’t
be ready for Christmas, more like Easter.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNjFAv3Crl6H6JPeOXncSSzoOVCcmd9K3_j3-KU6Hll__sULvobj2r8npYI0wjz5Au7JuMBEGbrm3b46lcRYCYkTJ9f1o3vLLH-B494NB679MrD6-wJQwFpPkGq_S46JIsQaETBiDmPnwcOu4TE0AvXt0q43hUITlZ5EECg1WS7iTzr7HZK262hLE/s2000/20221210_135438.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNjFAv3Crl6H6JPeOXncSSzoOVCcmd9K3_j3-KU6Hll__sULvobj2r8npYI0wjz5Au7JuMBEGbrm3b46lcRYCYkTJ9f1o3vLLH-B494NB679MrD6-wJQwFpPkGq_S46JIsQaETBiDmPnwcOu4TE0AvXt0q43hUITlZ5EECg1WS7iTzr7HZK262hLE/w113-h200/20221210_135438.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I picked up lots of frozen
windfall apples, which stew very well.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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Christmas goodies, pud, cake & mince pies.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We visited Whelton Garden
Center, where John fell in love with Frankie, a cockatoo. When John &
I started dating, he was looking after a cockatoo. I’d seen John
tickle his head, so I tried & it bit my thumb & wouldn’t let
go!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We’ve had some new tilting
solar panels and batteries fitted. They pick up low light and
actually recorded a few amps (not enough to charge the batteries)
when there was a full moon. We certainly are seeing a difference and
don’t have to run the engine anywhere near as much to charge the
batteries.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I’m getting very lazy when
it comes to doing blog posts, not sure why!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
</p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Maybe it’s knitting that’s
getting in the way of blogging. I’ve made hats and blankets for
Ada’s friend’s twin boys and Dale’s brother’s new
baby boy. I have made my scrappy sock wool blanket a bit bigger too.
Plus, some woolly hats for our Jubilee Fibres stock.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbECDlsd9UE9hclBEIb-MWdDrjcuWGqdx-Aa_7i4V1n3KsPkrS5UbAvskXan1Zsmg5vQKJzqmGN2p5cqiFylRSWKpkMZjlcHHbHQjyFmysi0zgrCCs8GBnWcz0qp7AYZYABQ44766r78RKwthWUQNd-_Nn8Hi_mlAPCN8gX1SjEM012S2QznSrmIM/s4032/IMG_4385.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbECDlsd9UE9hclBEIb-MWdDrjcuWGqdx-Aa_7i4V1n3KsPkrS5UbAvskXan1Zsmg5vQKJzqmGN2p5cqiFylRSWKpkMZjlcHHbHQjyFmysi0zgrCCs8GBnWcz0qp7AYZYABQ44766r78RKwthWUQNd-_Nn8Hi_mlAPCN8gX1SjEM012S2QznSrmIM/w150-h200/IMG_4385.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxhc9RuWSrSYl-FAAZFSFb_qGdBmOQWjll4dGKYMAdJVTODjYaaOWP4VlLxylFRSoor444bw7Z4LQ4vS0lN3IqQzVtV21E48yYAXJDpOFg5iq7lcENybgmGIdyki8PB1XS_u--tsq5qcDZyiV4y_57lNeWuqlFbzqXKVuopyuxYR7lw0o-89Ni7-a/s4000/20221102_101130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZxhc9RuWSrSYl-FAAZFSFb_qGdBmOQWjll4dGKYMAdJVTODjYaaOWP4VlLxylFRSoor444bw7Z4LQ4vS0lN3IqQzVtV21E48yYAXJDpOFg5iq7lcENybgmGIdyki8PB1XS_u--tsq5qcDZyiV4y_57lNeWuqlFbzqXKVuopyuxYR7lw0o-89Ni7-a/w113-h200/20221102_101130.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI509AaMaN2PUdNS1ewJJXBH-Q2uPSzEMf_kfJjCQ59Ugvi7jyNQGAOBcl5gCkCalz-cBxB7a9z4bWpxffRVS8-gcWyOSHLYgaw7w6NKnFObUfzNhj4jhJZEzWDDxYLlAAoN0VAE7VE9yb4NCfQ7yuLnUGuZ_nYgNIdcRKsIrMbLYh76iq3U7gcOX/s2250/20221103_083559~2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaI509AaMaN2PUdNS1ewJJXBH-Q2uPSzEMf_kfJjCQ59Ugvi7jyNQGAOBcl5gCkCalz-cBxB7a9z4bWpxffRVS8-gcWyOSHLYgaw7w6NKnFObUfzNhj4jhJZEzWDDxYLlAAoN0VAE7VE9yb4NCfQ7yuLnUGuZ_nYgNIdcRKsIrMbLYh76iq3U7gcOX/w200-h200/20221103_083559~2.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4gTCplhX5NTokpkrEdTky4FmvzZNyuiAYveYZT9ui9dn9jCb9J5sQtUdLFbQCAkYnd0LrkIUerKeCzb5TJ5zOWaqZ9JliV5TiUGofWt7mGovqkt8dMvulfmi3JW2WTYPnL7e9Yzq_Vc9b-g0M31xnROpWezAxBZt7TLyDArDhIVak6dY_KJa2DvX/s4000/20221022_162646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4gTCplhX5NTokpkrEdTky4FmvzZNyuiAYveYZT9ui9dn9jCb9J5sQtUdLFbQCAkYnd0LrkIUerKeCzb5TJ5zOWaqZ9JliV5TiUGofWt7mGovqkt8dMvulfmi3JW2WTYPnL7e9Yzq_Vc9b-g0M31xnROpWezAxBZt7TLyDArDhIVak6dY_KJa2DvX/w113-h200/20221022_162646.jpg" width="113" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
went to Chorley a few weeks back to see Heather & the children.
We had a super time at ‘Chorley Live’ a weekend long street
music festival. We were rather keen & watched a stage being set up and
chatted to the police. </span><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAjBuebZh7GVQqO9Kz2j8EEX9h8YPJrgg4CujH5byc_q-Kywj8gzs4YRGhWbYFP-QQYPW4EQC1AgLUfAS8aDUB7OLj7FHKQ9wJxa-zWui5yycbmxB_sAlwN9as_q1qe094gfS_PayHowTzZk0aSUZo0h9f7SO60uE2O5RrzNkjxX8RHVjj7ykPMzu/s4032/IMG_4396.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAjBuebZh7GVQqO9Kz2j8EEX9h8YPJrgg4CujH5byc_q-Kywj8gzs4YRGhWbYFP-QQYPW4EQC1AgLUfAS8aDUB7OLj7FHKQ9wJxa-zWui5yycbmxB_sAlwN9as_q1qe094gfS_PayHowTzZk0aSUZo0h9f7SO60uE2O5RrzNkjxX8RHVjj7ykPMzu/w150-h200/IMG_4396.JPG" width="150" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We got rather wet Friday
evening. Lance loved watching the rain going down the drain hole &
Nikita caught a handful of hailstones.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvtdEZ0-x5U8os5fd4H_GUFF1IvfG70JRBurlOpC8Txu4_Oj2UwP3DJ4jcxk5mqX8qlfIutE8QF-F7A97ESQlGmzxyzge4qcNLSqgTcHiYuOo2lL_PHRwMg7nOea6j04-CJjEjoMGm7z_fhJqDwTpXjOUeS0b_8GLVzThggpiPIHpvuCaJikjwHOf/s4032/IMG_4404.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibvtdEZ0-x5U8os5fd4H_GUFF1IvfG70JRBurlOpC8Txu4_Oj2UwP3DJ4jcxk5mqX8qlfIutE8QF-F7A97ESQlGmzxyzge4qcNLSqgTcHiYuOo2lL_PHRwMg7nOea6j04-CJjEjoMGm7z_fhJqDwTpXjOUeS0b_8GLVzThggpiPIHpvuCaJikjwHOf/w150-h200/IMG_4404.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ToWXYBGAvFwN1t2CLIY8xEaFfIVIZ321B0hYM4CrCfrL4NoL0-8zkXv3aAJ2fJ6xGSuUive32mlqh5ynjcem1hPepqB3mufAN0xv8sy5LjIcy_XdzBP-J9BjHp0lxAT8ZUtDMQqHwqtluidVoGhpdoHitG42BxbS50AJ1fnF3bc2BCF7xekIKHs/s4032/IMG_4397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25ToWXYBGAvFwN1t2CLIY8xEaFfIVIZ321B0hYM4CrCfrL4NoL0-8zkXv3aAJ2fJ6xGSuUive32mlqh5ynjcem1hPepqB3mufAN0xv8sy5LjIcy_XdzBP-J9BjHp0lxAT8ZUtDMQqHwqtluidVoGhpdoHitG42BxbS50AJ1fnF3bc2BCF7xekIKHs/w150-h200/IMG_4397.JPG" width="150" /></a></div>
<br /><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The kids dragged me into a
shop I’ve walked past many times.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIJOQQCB5BoztY-9xDCWz9dKSZnV22oMl5kfj5WKfVhVxVy5NUjV9vyyu13hp2Ga0gl084FK84v6XJBu5_MQfWgY9Fx8iqQpl9aooeTZPkzvHWGLPFamXolr5WbT9xezepkVD4UR0GbToprDfiHPVZvwTeMXdoysXE7nQ-N7X-sQreW_yug53lqSD/s4032/IMG_4406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIJOQQCB5BoztY-9xDCWz9dKSZnV22oMl5kfj5WKfVhVxVy5NUjV9vyyu13hp2Ga0gl084FK84v6XJBu5_MQfWgY9Fx8iqQpl9aooeTZPkzvHWGLPFamXolr5WbT9xezepkVD4UR0GbToprDfiHPVZvwTeMXdoysXE7nQ-N7X-sQreW_yug53lqSD/w200-h150/IMG_4406.JPG" width="200" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had lunch & some of our
sweeties at one of my favourite pubs, The Bob Inn in Chorley Market.
The market is midway through a face lift since we left the north-west.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09JasImzTwZ0iDZ89-nms2OKCI0jH2mLUse3OfZQQA7F7dTnNQneNVhUpEBNB7tzXY6FC-p0Y1iqIOt37DH15uxG-GoBRfY59HkYDny9GBalWCV9asUe1HdDIjDoHGIYO7iL-5MC8qfqSePqaKtgy7QuBI7TlXkVqapzV7Odp1IltSRnO0XRmz4tx/s4032/IMG_4408.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh09JasImzTwZ0iDZ89-nms2OKCI0jH2mLUse3OfZQQA7F7dTnNQneNVhUpEBNB7tzXY6FC-p0Y1iqIOt37DH15uxG-GoBRfY59HkYDny9GBalWCV9asUe1HdDIjDoHGIYO7iL-5MC8qfqSePqaKtgy7QuBI7TlXkVqapzV7Odp1IltSRnO0XRmz4tx/w200-h150/IMG_4408.JPG" width="200" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfhXCSuhvi5Xc0G2FiB-6sfjtPuL5Z-ztMoP23SoCVUv9T8E4fn_j2U77b29umfV_prwqxtWcOZNfw6jeFxZrIfF3qF-omc8P4bprGgje6ShLdXwM2wuw5-6YZqCzEq-VYtEKKA_NV4nFghbPijRUSjHgQ8qygDvJ4VSo6Gw1KZqURDnlvrgYsnm_/s4032/IMG_4410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlfhXCSuhvi5Xc0G2FiB-6sfjtPuL5Z-ztMoP23SoCVUv9T8E4fn_j2U77b29umfV_prwqxtWcOZNfw6jeFxZrIfF3qF-omc8P4bprGgje6ShLdXwM2wuw5-6YZqCzEq-VYtEKKA_NV4nFghbPijRUSjHgQ8qygDvJ4VSo6Gw1KZqURDnlvrgYsnm_/w150-h200/IMG_4410.JPG" width="150" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was a birthday party
underway on the boat when I got back to Hemel Hempstead. It was
Alice’s birthday the following day.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkyIqLes4_FEaiyO8cLSmlRte5agd_ry0DHVhdwfva-1mmjZ4B4ZZmnQwKfYvUC-ojjPdCA_a4IH4ocrujWodotBt7_Moj3eirra26ITp-PQVczP8XiZYXPGndoAfEYXFJT68W-zYeSKMlQS-dNk2PBupcbfAEVE3bvp4L9Rgd7U9pg2MsHz781-L/s4000/20221009_180911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNkyIqLes4_FEaiyO8cLSmlRte5agd_ry0DHVhdwfva-1mmjZ4B4ZZmnQwKfYvUC-ojjPdCA_a4IH4ocrujWodotBt7_Moj3eirra26ITp-PQVczP8XiZYXPGndoAfEYXFJT68W-zYeSKMlQS-dNk2PBupcbfAEVE3bvp4L9Rgd7U9pg2MsHz781-L/w200-h113/20221009_180911.jpg" width="200" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve had a great time
travelling along the Hertfordshire/Bedfordshire stretch of the Grand
Union Canal. We have passed this piece of graffiti many times, seeing
it as saying ‘wonky’ on the wall. Edmund & Ella were staying
for a few days & snapped this photo of what the reflection says, while sitting at the bow.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVAOOtVwTrmcUmNKe9N2BQpqcK-77S8YNjDY6S9a6wl4BQrC1koA-l4FkAxe8yNJMTj8gBkFTTZT79qW44cbrvHbuzeRPJMRbAMCeOOhxdnO9EyBbYCUF3wDnV5pL00Jf5lHAJJEIY_r6fpyFDGAZvG0af8PwuumLZIfOSiJuuVMD7g09M2hdzBsW/s942/Screenshot_20221101-205202_WhatsApp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="942" data-original-width="702" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVAOOtVwTrmcUmNKe9N2BQpqcK-77S8YNjDY6S9a6wl4BQrC1koA-l4FkAxe8yNJMTj8gBkFTTZT79qW44cbrvHbuzeRPJMRbAMCeOOhxdnO9EyBbYCUF3wDnV5pL00Jf5lHAJJEIY_r6fpyFDGAZvG0af8PwuumLZIfOSiJuuVMD7g09M2hdzBsW/w149-h200/Screenshot_20221101-205202_WhatsApp.jpg" width="149" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Poor things had to do a 5-hour
seminar while they were with us. Ella got a bit of knitting done
during it!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGeZlkE82pOl9flAjYFsDuXxrCJeABBFFGMwhuQCuxSD_hxZGczoTqln9WcrwkIjpXFyBOxZtJNiW6MIMocmPCY3vOJy8maJqVDB3QhwkIaj5iUiWfbBwk3fDkW7myZWMYJeUxwFW-M54Hf1OWciUghET0ZU-nh-52IRc2lHaotZJ_HFtmKXBwDOV/s4000/20221025_105832.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGeZlkE82pOl9flAjYFsDuXxrCJeABBFFGMwhuQCuxSD_hxZGczoTqln9WcrwkIjpXFyBOxZtJNiW6MIMocmPCY3vOJy8maJqVDB3QhwkIaj5iUiWfbBwk3fDkW7myZWMYJeUxwFW-M54Hf1OWciUghET0ZU-nh-52IRc2lHaotZJ_HFtmKXBwDOV/s320/20221025_105832.jpg" width="180" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once up the locks into Berkhamsted, we did some gongoozling at the Rising Sun.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">These chaps were doing a cull
of the non-native <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zander" target="_blank">Zander</a> fish. We guess their device stunned all the
fish for a moment. They caught them in a net & popped back the
OK ones.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After
all the dry weather, we’re thankful for all the rain. This stretch
of towpath drains quite fast & the puddles are gone in no time.
We caught the bus to get our covid boosters on a VERY rainy day.
Luckily we were early, so sheltered at the bus stop until it stopped.
As soon as we left the centre, the sun came out & we were
roasting in our waterproof trousers.</span></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzKpqc9Zud2mPFjqWaFQQD7IuQFQs-bI99Oe6_ROpAv1EpsSs35QIR4J4YNtO0oBZjlSJnbKN18fmhawZUk3CejQrEXYeyETCmqIb91EO4dJgkBFoRiz7wgOX0-AfZ5QKoLNimU2u3ieEyRKl_V1DYeeXRayVEJ7rDLsHFbnnikElXiQJ-1on6TnV/s4000/20221023_105519.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNzKpqc9Zud2mPFjqWaFQQD7IuQFQs-bI99Oe6_ROpAv1EpsSs35QIR4J4YNtO0oBZjlSJnbKN18fmhawZUk3CejQrEXYeyETCmqIb91EO4dJgkBFoRiz7wgOX0-AfZ5QKoLNimU2u3ieEyRKl_V1DYeeXRayVEJ7rDLsHFbnnikElXiQJ-1on6TnV/w200-h113/20221023_105519.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Mk5RAS1nETh_IzJwwR3YyIvR33QPDSMGVYSwKjHETr4Lkq4mPGtbMS0ZVG8-uTJ5WybLpCYSiJPIDafhd7tgylQJ_SgpXWBtYrnT6sAqAzg23efFVHtm3X9Rlv6w8a0kweEtVpO7evRYFxFvWNviTfEj1vz66vrxvH-0ZTQRgQ3ZyyvYn0LedwvA/s4032/IMG_4412.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Mk5RAS1nETh_IzJwwR3YyIvR33QPDSMGVYSwKjHETr4Lkq4mPGtbMS0ZVG8-uTJ5WybLpCYSiJPIDafhd7tgylQJ_SgpXWBtYrnT6sAqAzg23efFVHtm3X9Rlv6w8a0kweEtVpO7evRYFxFvWNviTfEj1vz66vrxvH-0ZTQRgQ3ZyyvYn0LedwvA/w200-h150/IMG_4412.JPG" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">A rather large willow branch
landed on our roof one wet & windy night. Luckily, no damage. A
fellow boater got to try out his brand-new chain saw the next morning.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHq4Un6rOWMZmfLbOmdqZnSKUjsyJzmO-CIsujTRkTH_tR7vSshNoLvDqTGkEUSXqMC3C2lB2EvcQ6zYfjQdaKXmMLY69JvRXIdsK5pGr1Tg3FUkvk9bELV9CxXRwzR9izGc52VliSIOSZ4Dq2cugKCR0mQzxPRQvaoqehCcoRJssgcbfUx2Rsw4f/s4000/20221102_190623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkHq4Un6rOWMZmfLbOmdqZnSKUjsyJzmO-CIsujTRkTH_tR7vSshNoLvDqTGkEUSXqMC3C2lB2EvcQ6zYfjQdaKXmMLY69JvRXIdsK5pGr1Tg3FUkvk9bELV9CxXRwzR9izGc52VliSIOSZ4Dq2cugKCR0mQzxPRQvaoqehCcoRJssgcbfUx2Rsw4f/w200-h113/20221102_190623.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgYhfw_h6y8_4JktMY0q3jxradCQD6sNsoBzaB5nINCc1nTqJPaEYZARQXU67qygxQpRUF_g8HZvl9qXqQBMG-EXZ7CPs_eDgJB5Y6a7b04FXYfYy-DtdBkvrgaBpEf1QZG37Lx7SIbdHa_Hf-QHYEUAkjYRq9uzDWi_-nZR9yqNo776dHzkrVsE3/s4000/20221103_110541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcgYhfw_h6y8_4JktMY0q3jxradCQD6sNsoBzaB5nINCc1nTqJPaEYZARQXU67qygxQpRUF_g8HZvl9qXqQBMG-EXZ7CPs_eDgJB5Y6a7b04FXYfYy-DtdBkvrgaBpEf1QZG37Lx7SIbdHa_Hf-QHYEUAkjYRq9uzDWi_-nZR9yqNo776dHzkrVsE3/w113-h200/20221103_110541.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b></b></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We travelled though Tring
cutting on a misty morning.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLKKBtYHCYb0auSL6ftiHZJ-lmk3cbeGhvwg3tXrD4evkvY9zeQn58ISpIgiDnEkfnTWZghv69RRjuxHNAylfjL0FPMws7MadEpRcyyiqHjyb1IfLn73Ks8MnFm2DfL7vxXOiPCH0BzSzoO7aykL8y3WkbAUmL7BCcwNjRG1uTGNV66uhnGdpmDSs/s4000/20221020_083554.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLKKBtYHCYb0auSL6ftiHZJ-lmk3cbeGhvwg3tXrD4evkvY9zeQn58ISpIgiDnEkfnTWZghv69RRjuxHNAylfjL0FPMws7MadEpRcyyiqHjyb1IfLn73Ks8MnFm2DfL7vxXOiPCH0BzSzoO7aykL8y3WkbAUmL7BCcwNjRG1uTGNV66uhnGdpmDSs/w200-h113/20221020_083554.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrtTjRdijVqxQQ08I9pbbMfT6OJMW6hKYLZc5N-jYlpXPfqPvPqPvByRFYIMwrPSpbP2o4rWb2vvVxHWXNstPo4FbIUMujTec4NskSKX_6UxdL4GqkWFvCfEJwxOEoquT44wzq35q74diWpQm0ZIoXOR3UXmznrudzoPCwrCs99azAx70X-p5Q5H4/s4000/20221020_092643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizrtTjRdijVqxQQ08I9pbbMfT6OJMW6hKYLZc5N-jYlpXPfqPvPqPvByRFYIMwrPSpbP2o4rWb2vvVxHWXNstPo4FbIUMujTec4NskSKX_6UxdL4GqkWFvCfEJwxOEoquT44wzq35q74diWpQm0ZIoXOR3UXmznrudzoPCwrCs99azAx70X-p5Q5H4/w113-h200/20221020_092643.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">This cheeky robin had
obviously heard the news about the lockdown for birds & wanted to
move in with us!!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Most of the herons must be
used to people as they let you walk past without flying away. Whereas the little hedgehog we met hid his face in the grass!!</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvy4zpCgTDG8L4qxGRMCxdY_njRW6R1CXxv2R0zLlopwy6fFpxZlkQXwkU4-0g6g2XMgV9UoEybRPBYrP1ZmxfAnSsZ590bmrsuSxcSJ2p4p-AvBHast7uVNpvjUp3qcfV9vKw9Agzspk6wpucY522jNWApVp1LXCh8E54w_4_Dm99QBUF9GMaPPh/s4032/IMG_4390.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvy4zpCgTDG8L4qxGRMCxdY_njRW6R1CXxv2R0zLlopwy6fFpxZlkQXwkU4-0g6g2XMgV9UoEybRPBYrP1ZmxfAnSsZ590bmrsuSxcSJ2p4p-AvBHast7uVNpvjUp3qcfV9vKw9Agzspk6wpucY522jNWApVp1LXCh8E54w_4_Dm99QBUF9GMaPPh/w150-h200/IMG_4390.JPG" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AiQxdrvuuUN6hpSk_86Noyq7X0LEEo7cl9kaqKu88xRmCjvKh6ZKT_ZdGLixTEybk5Il2MFf3kSFLF1wSAGfO5aFILSeVhrbwBIOtuBVhxZ0L-df6AMXU5KikhpR4fVZDipYKJWNHKSxhtqeMT_z0tx_2fGMKkqFk6ONqwk2sHCjmfzTWOGdMY80/s4000/20221104_223239.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-AiQxdrvuuUN6hpSk_86Noyq7X0LEEo7cl9kaqKu88xRmCjvKh6ZKT_ZdGLixTEybk5Il2MFf3kSFLF1wSAGfO5aFILSeVhrbwBIOtuBVhxZ0L-df6AMXU5KikhpR4fVZDipYKJWNHKSxhtqeMT_z0tx_2fGMKkqFk6ONqwk2sHCjmfzTWOGdMY80/w113-h200/20221104_223239.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John’s wine is clearing
well.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eUuqdIbLybPMuSqHf-spkmN-O0dUI4PhhWOvWGLZmHwBL5D67CGqA3bOHDrE1_Gwtmf868PNW92Q8qzehVXjlrJw4V4PBiBuiuw-CE-KAP8YPt-Ye_VbixyZA5hkqhWVRfd-7-ExMWIAPmw8faSd0kTp4t0MgqVv5EccGWGRcjmQ4YypIq_TMfR5/s4000/20221101_142645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3eUuqdIbLybPMuSqHf-spkmN-O0dUI4PhhWOvWGLZmHwBL5D67CGqA3bOHDrE1_Gwtmf868PNW92Q8qzehVXjlrJw4V4PBiBuiuw-CE-KAP8YPt-Ye_VbixyZA5hkqhWVRfd-7-ExMWIAPmw8faSd0kTp4t0MgqVv5EccGWGRcjmQ4YypIq_TMfR5/w113-h200/20221101_142645.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-85136454486797397802022-09-28T11:43:00.003+01:002022-09-28T11:43:49.336+01:00M25 as Neighbour<p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are moored right near the
M25 where is goes over a huge viaduct across the Gade Valley. We’re
a short walk from my sister Louise & brother-in-law Paul. </span></span>
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The sun rises over the
motorway are beautiful, considering. However, when the sun is at a
certain height the rush hour lorries give a flashing strobe effect in
the boat!!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXUgrQnNvX1LJbfbF4AmljQOVD3_cv8VIFGlKUzU8y33J8gFDuok724btYrvNXaRTEYtA4KxJVM2v4umAi2HxlqxP9yppwnoS7QUv6IZ6TiF-mmNbJGNHdaeLyT8FORBOknqwQpxvnwVdNGX2Y4mUbfILbL3EAbVeV52pQOSFAnX7GdV_f7CNdcxw/s4000/20220922_063307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipXUgrQnNvX1LJbfbF4AmljQOVD3_cv8VIFGlKUzU8y33J8gFDuok724btYrvNXaRTEYtA4KxJVM2v4umAi2HxlqxP9yppwnoS7QUv6IZ6TiF-mmNbJGNHdaeLyT8FORBOknqwQpxvnwVdNGX2Y4mUbfILbL3EAbVeV52pQOSFAnX7GdV_f7CNdcxw/w200-h113/20220922_063307.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUkPkH3D-7V1ObdKz65GzIxKTgtj0tx6BNTesjGSVVw7tf8X2_ZMc3WpZJ49JsmDj7rpizeR-Pi19n6-x-O2Amv_o4QjxASn_Z-mzQNsEajE1d1mpHGK-FyrK3bWTvwdXeTOFCsORb22t4z76St00RlmDz3w0oJFVym0FazwVvlKEvDx2xDNO30a/s4000/20220922_063317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2250" data-original-width="4000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUkPkH3D-7V1ObdKz65GzIxKTgtj0tx6BNTesjGSVVw7tf8X2_ZMc3WpZJ49JsmDj7rpizeR-Pi19n6-x-O2Amv_o4QjxASn_Z-mzQNsEajE1d1mpHGK-FyrK3bWTvwdXeTOFCsORb22t4z76St00RlmDz3w0oJFVym0FazwVvlKEvDx2xDNO30a/w200-h113/20220922_063317.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had a super family
gathering last Saturday at Louise’s. My cousin Jen (our little
bridesmaid, 40+ years ago), her hubby & two teenagers are over
from Australia for a couple of weeks. Gosh, those boys have grown
since I last saw them in 2019!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXU7UMIZLgIjnAWeEf72-etU4YJltC55O05F_UZT_1GEoTV-cibMJEnd6SlWU_D3ZmTdlNpq8tYZnm9E6YjLFdTrhr0uirXYhSPdC19PGrDdYDM5aQ5swEaEidFDTqP2GbSWX8qwV7NsG-wyuNOvSkxFL6L2jIsxdmWtVukrUi8a3Q9VIqL9Pag9_/s1600/processed-b3bed2dc-81c0-4bc6-84e8-8a12d31289d9_Bme81TA2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1600" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVXU7UMIZLgIjnAWeEf72-etU4YJltC55O05F_UZT_1GEoTV-cibMJEnd6SlWU_D3ZmTdlNpq8tYZnm9E6YjLFdTrhr0uirXYhSPdC19PGrDdYDM5aQ5swEaEidFDTqP2GbSWX8qwV7NsG-wyuNOvSkxFL6L2jIsxdmWtVukrUi8a3Q9VIqL9Pag9_/s320/processed-b3bed2dc-81c0-4bc6-84e8-8a12d31289d9_Bme81TA2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jen’s staying with her dad,
my uncle Norman. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">My sister Samantha & Paul
flew down from Dundee.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jen, her boys & uncle
Norman haven't seen our boat. They all enjoyed the cruise and doing
a few locks. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Xi-ML6p6b4f0NDo_obU116KmAA2LKkYBGYOnMCh5fXdx7QU2SDAKeBYqLaIw6nfaDQGpXg8QIM8ko-Zd0FowQFFbxwTfoIhcqB5337y0TeDtanb9ACAsVhGhq5FFtAsz28Wq-bQ77p3Dc_hSHANzvQRXlikWVQbJX9GztXPhqWjzYHO1yScm_gMG/s2048/all%20at%20boat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Xi-ML6p6b4f0NDo_obU116KmAA2LKkYBGYOnMCh5fXdx7QU2SDAKeBYqLaIw6nfaDQGpXg8QIM8ko-Zd0FowQFFbxwTfoIhcqB5337y0TeDtanb9ACAsVhGhq5FFtAsz28Wq-bQ77p3Dc_hSHANzvQRXlikWVQbJX9GztXPhqWjzYHO1yScm_gMG/w200-h150/all%20at%20boat.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvESV5FDE1bMoD0QR2ohcKt-ZBNL4OH_KUzakwr4Z4oXuPWBij5Zv0FiAtVk3TgH1rsKKK_YYJmr4wB9_QKXP6PHJ5oDM7koCN2OGkTcMJ7uM5y6wF7SzFPpRzbwaNrWwf2-IUoVbwcf0v6xXrHaYAuDxj3Kgfs57NA8wcTf2yIwIJuXr95bbqcm8r/s2048/lock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvESV5FDE1bMoD0QR2ohcKt-ZBNL4OH_KUzakwr4Z4oXuPWBij5Zv0FiAtVk3TgH1rsKKK_YYJmr4wB9_QKXP6PHJ5oDM7koCN2OGkTcMJ7uM5y6wF7SzFPpRzbwaNrWwf2-IUoVbwcf0v6xXrHaYAuDxj3Kgfs57NA8wcTf2yIwIJuXr95bbqcm8r/w200-h150/lock.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Most of us had to walk, as
there were far too many of us to cruise together.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">While we were in Linslade we
were surrounded by Jules Fuels boats. Perfect to fill up with diesel
& a few bags of coal. At this time of year it’s chilly first
thing, so I’ve given the fire a blast a few mornings.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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plain in Leighton Buzzard is used to graze cattle. The farmer
doesn’t pick up after them though!! There was a thick hedge
between the meadow & the towpath, which meant the cows often
startled me by making noises on the other side!!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ed popped to up for a day &
fed the neighbours!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There’s a new yarn shop in
Leighton Buzzard, ‘Woolly Knits Shop’. It’d be rude not to pop
in. I went to a couple of their weekly knit & natter sessions.
It’s thirsty work buying yarn!!!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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all following the death of our beloved Queen. I watched most of her
journey through Scotland, as she was going past the end of Samantha &
Paul’s road, they went to watch her go by. I spotted a couple of
people I knew on the live feed of mourners past her coffin in
Westminster Hall. I was glued to the tablet while we were moored in
Berkhamsted for her funeral, such an emotional day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">During the week of mourning, we
saw these cans of beer & just have to drink them on the evening
of Her Majesty’s funeral.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was an amazing sunset
the evening of the funeral, which is shown better in the reflection
in the photos.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We need to stop off at
Winkwell to pick some walnuts on our way back up the Grand Union
Canal. These shells were really hard & difficult to crack, but
the nuts were still too soft & bitter. So, off to the pub for a
pint to clear my pallet!!</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT761mcgutY5FMJ4BSwgriCLvNFvZV3DXIPYroT_IUZZAA8SM7oSNQQEFlA3yDDJWh14CQIay4KwHnEMw020SFKCBT2t_NXdwoFXXtqJnl6Sf1BzTXSmdmxeicpX1EtnA-GURNa5DhCaTMv5sU8YwR4aKsSJ4B42BwkJREDz2nRfichPZ5vvh5KVji/s4000/20220920_152018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT761mcgutY5FMJ4BSwgriCLvNFvZV3DXIPYroT_IUZZAA8SM7oSNQQEFlA3yDDJWh14CQIay4KwHnEMw020SFKCBT2t_NXdwoFXXtqJnl6Sf1BzTXSmdmxeicpX1EtnA-GURNa5DhCaTMv5sU8YwR4aKsSJ4B42BwkJREDz2nRfichPZ5vvh5KVji/w113-h200/20220920_152018.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJq_N1aZDzvkVYUIau3bW-fw1Ueqp4TVhHkXepkkKAEabINCz2zR2BjItDXLcH-zIQ48hNkLkL9xFM45TDHkYQ141JEyxMC_16eQb6eiwoFflaq8foy0wHQzvXRSQ0zHa_u5Ewy__fOq6RvzgEQQFrQZ47gsLZP_0eVCnPDhBJotgnfM0WuQ5t-eE/s2000/20220920_172708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJq_N1aZDzvkVYUIau3bW-fw1Ueqp4TVhHkXepkkKAEabINCz2zR2BjItDXLcH-zIQ48hNkLkL9xFM45TDHkYQ141JEyxMC_16eQb6eiwoFflaq8foy0wHQzvXRSQ0zHa_u5Ewy__fOq6RvzgEQQFrQZ47gsLZP_0eVCnPDhBJotgnfM0WuQ5t-eE/w200-h113/20220920_172708.jpg" width="200" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">On our southward journey, we
paused at Boxmoor Lock to let a pair of historic boats overtake us. Motorboat Nuneaton & unpowered butty Brighton were on their way
to the River Thames on a coal run. They had a pair of lock wheelers,
cycling ahead to prepare the locks for speed.</span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span>
<p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John’s aunt used to work at
the Kodak skyscraper building in Hemel Hempstead. The block has now
been converted into flats.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were lucky to find a spot
at Sainsbury’s mooring in Apsley. We needed to stock up for all
the visitors. There are boaters bins in Apsley. We were disgusted
to see lots of bags of quite obviously boaters rubbish in the bushes at the
shop mooring. There was too much for us to clear, as we needed to
continue our journey. We frequently do big litter picks at places
like this.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">August bank holiday weekend
seems such a long time ago. The sun shone and we had a super weekend
at our first floating market organised by the Roving Canal Traders
Association.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heather & family popped in
as they were down from the north-west visiting family. Lance wanted
to buy some orange pom-poms from our Jubilee Fibres shop, absolutely
not. So he settled down on the towpath and made his own.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We picked lots of huge
damsons, which are now jam.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-58570383964307849142022-08-24T14:34:00.000+01:002022-08-24T14:34:52.758+01:00A Family Holiday<p>
</p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The boat had a holiday for 2
weeks at the new Dunchurch Pools Marina on the North Oxford Canal
while we caught the train to mid-Wales for a long overdue family
holiday.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We rented a large farmhouse
that slept 14 people, about 4 miles from Aberystwyth. Not everyone
was able to come for the full 2 weeks, so we had people dipping in
and out all the time.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had a super steam train day
on The Vale of Rheidol Railway (which we could see from our garden), which runs from Aberystwyth to
Devil’s Bridge. <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We travelled 3<sup>rd</sup>
class, but the kind guard let us have a peek at what we were missing
by not travelling 1<sup>st</sup>
class!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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with rock pools and sandy beaches.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">There were amazing views from
the cliff top, reached by foot or the cliff railway.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had a games room and hot
tub.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The weather was gorgeous, so we
took advantage of the BBQ and fire pit.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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anniversary while away.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The three grandchildren came
back on the train with us and spent a week cruising some, new to them,
southern canals.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Luckily, all of the life
jackets still fitted them.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">They haven’t lost their
super crewing skills when it comes to galley duties and boat
cleaning!!</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">They enjoyed going through
Braunston and Blisworth Tunnels. We could tell there hasn’t been a
lot of rain, as usually you get drenched in Blisworth Tunnel.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">It’s been a good few years
since they’ve done any lock work, and they’ve not forgotten how to
help moor the boat too.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqQAl9y4N5rWGoiy7bawR2iG6MRr-WQQUCr8E3ggZsfKpqaTOgQ6QHMlJgvP4o1Ztd-BEXPg11tgWWBORjB9TUxqx5HBDq00F-oNMA2w8Cn8fzHSiKC6mQyR94GoleEsheJlG98y1NpthnsQ9N2wVqEgOgP0zb8e6O9DXyPVvbZZaf_oJZT6lRri_/s4000/20220819_120136.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUqQAl9y4N5rWGoiy7bawR2iG6MRr-WQQUCr8E3ggZsfKpqaTOgQ6QHMlJgvP4o1Ztd-BEXPg11tgWWBORjB9TUxqx5HBDq00F-oNMA2w8Cn8fzHSiKC6mQyR94GoleEsheJlG98y1NpthnsQ9N2wVqEgOgP0zb8e6O9DXyPVvbZZaf_oJZT6lRri_/w113-h200/20220819_120136.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3voIdOj6cy7_LdFNs3UmupvnhgU1nquKI8nm5_Q7n-8Jnq2MGI9NBbgVwNWJgpARAMA28QVaeMdPv4YizjZ2fmTtHJCN1vT9oaaUrTpvgVFjez_WrwOxS5l5mFyrzWKgURsAGVo8Jsv8AgsgPdTQuWnfOcUYJI3hD8MvsU98fGEMDAErYL-H1h7p/s4000/20220819_120146.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2250" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd3voIdOj6cy7_LdFNs3UmupvnhgU1nquKI8nm5_Q7n-8Jnq2MGI9NBbgVwNWJgpARAMA28QVaeMdPv4YizjZ2fmTtHJCN1vT9oaaUrTpvgVFjez_WrwOxS5l5mFyrzWKgURsAGVo8Jsv8AgsgPdTQuWnfOcUYJI3hD8MvsU98fGEMDAErYL-H1h7p/w113-h200/20220819_120146.jpg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">During a couple of the very
hot days we were moored near a thicket, which we all sheltered in.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We just had to visit the
museum at Stoke Bruerne and play Northamptonshire skittles at The
Boat Inn.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The chap on a boat that moored
in front of us lost his glasses in the canal. He offered the kids a
reward if they found them, so they spent ages with the magnet &
net trying their best, with no luck!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We have had a pram cover
fitted, which gives us a lovely semi outside space to sit in. Plus,
we’ll be able to open our ‘Jubilee Fibres’ shop even if the
weather isn’t too good.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We are attending our first
market organised by the Roving Canal Traders Association this coming
August Bank Holiday weekend in Milton Keynes. Do pop along to see us
during it’s opening hours of 10.00-17.00.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Although we’ve travelled
this stretch of the Grand Union Canal many times on hire boats &
aboard Burnt Oak, it’s still wonderful. The Iron Trunk Aqueduct at
Cosgrove is amazing, as is the horse shaped tunnel there. John loves
this one as you can see his halo in this photo!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: georgia;">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</span></font></style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-73169350988124215492022-07-13T16:36:00.004+01:002022-07-13T16:36:55.197+01:00In no particular order<p>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We’ve been so busy
travelling and having visitors, I’ve lost track of what we did
when!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I just love seeing the light
at the end of the tunnel, and we’ve been through a few these last
few weeks.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The tunnels on the Grand Union
Canal are big enough for narrow boats to pass each other. On one of
our trips, a boat was going too fast & hit us almost head on!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXGvVpH8UPtRtAFR92RZlSf66W9bckXkuBbtEzoPO_KPe6tiWYzyq3o11jRxYTLGLpxE4nR_pUqW9KkHLdAhXuBoYVQWzvcRFBQbitbSdw0JmJttcm6x5ilzELiEg2O8nQmXcu0BB6jMF3HUyoozi_u3QPlFjJwubsWA8OtQ6CynSwsTnhTufJVUf/s2000/20220702_100519.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhXGvVpH8UPtRtAFR92RZlSf66W9bckXkuBbtEzoPO_KPe6tiWYzyq3o11jRxYTLGLpxE4nR_pUqW9KkHLdAhXuBoYVQWzvcRFBQbitbSdw0JmJttcm6x5ilzELiEg2O8nQmXcu0BB6jMF3HUyoozi_u3QPlFjJwubsWA8OtQ6CynSwsTnhTufJVUf/w113-h200/20220702_100519.jpeg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As I was steering the boat
down Stoke Bruerne locks the gear selector cable broke, which meant I
ended up going full speed backwards out of the lock I was just
entering. You need to pop the boat into reverse to slow down. So I
just switched off the engine to slow down. A hire boat crew helped us
moor. The breakdown people came and the young lass fixed the problem
& we were on our way within a couple of hours.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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and our niece Alice & her fella Sam came and worked from the
boat.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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for a week. Her friend dropped her at Apsley and picked her up a
Leighton Buzzard. Her friend had a short ride with us too.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Yvonne experienced a bit of a
hold up as a pound between locks near Berkhamsted was empty.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We decided to have lunch at
the end of the Wendover Arm. </span></span>
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fibre to spin.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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who used to run their wool dyeing business from their narrowboat,
they now have a unit at Weedon Bec in the old ordnance depot.
A canal arm & military depot were built during Napoleonic times
of unrest. The junction with the main canal is now in-filled & a
housing estate built, but the portcullis where the boats used to
enter the depot is still there and the channel still has a little
water in it.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I brought some yarn from them
and it just so happened to be their knit and natter that evening, so
we went back to joined them.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Don’t go into locks with
swans or ducks is the general rule of thumb, and some locks have
notices on them stating that. There are always ones that want to
break the rules…….a whole family just sitting waiting for the
gates to open!! So, we had to entice them away from the lock with
cornflakes, then we had to get the boat in & gates shut before
they’d finished their meal.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Winkwell electric swing bridge
was having some work done to it. The workforce had to wind the
barrier manually & pull the bridge for us.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">John lassoed this huge log in
Boxmore Lock & we managed to lift it out of the water.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">For the last few days we’ve
been in Rugby. We met up with a friend of John’s who owns The
Merchant’s Inn, in the town. It was wonderful to see the pub so
busy mid-week and we were locked in until 02.00!!! (The photo is from mid afternoon.)</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In a previous blog I spoke
about how twisty the Oxford Canal is as it followed the 300 feet
contour. A lot of the twists were straightened out on the North
Oxford section. We have explored on foot one of these disused bit of
canal, the Brownsover Arm. This arm is still in water as it is a
feeder from the River Swift.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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in the mid 1700s and was only used for a few years until the main
line was straightened. </span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoP083Zfqu3fiQKnpwJKqvl4uY7EGGDJ1B3PlRSt1oQW6TzVEjfbaq_Lv9lbmWjWGN0kt9-Wzc4Ss7fbOwJJ4-LfaavZIGDrMQcrUiO111fXlStBRNGSOZaR5rrquOTt6krKuUE9Qoi7r9I9nTun0214z0jV3kcGdH5bU6ljCIWuulPX4zV3uCwLN/s2000/20220712_194639.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqoP083Zfqu3fiQKnpwJKqvl4uY7EGGDJ1B3PlRSt1oQW6TzVEjfbaq_Lv9lbmWjWGN0kt9-Wzc4Ss7fbOwJJ4-LfaavZIGDrMQcrUiO111fXlStBRNGSOZaR5rrquOTt6krKuUE9Qoi7r9I9nTun0214z0jV3kcGdH5bU6ljCIWuulPX4zV3uCwLN/w200-h113/20220712_194639.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: georgia;">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</span></font></style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-14829394353527563332022-06-14T22:09:00.000+01:002022-06-14T22:09:34.087+01:00Crick Boat Show<p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were at Crick Boat Show for
the jubilee weekend and had booked a mooring there. The last time we
attended the show was 2015, and we camped there to get all the boating
things we needed for when we moved aboard. Sadly, no doubt due to
the pandemic, there were fewer stands, and we got nothing from our 2022
shopping list. </span></span>
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</p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">As soon as we moored up we put
our day-glow bunting, pompoms & fairy lights up. Only one other
boat had hand made bunting, and very few boats were decorated at
all!!!!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Just like our Edmund, this
boat put up their bun-tin!!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boat decorating done, we headed
off to pick elderflowers for wine & cordial. This is a good shot
of where we were moored, right near the north portal to Crick tunnel,
and everyone was double moored.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bank holiday Thursday, we took
our chairs and first bottle of boat-made nettle wine up Cracks Hill
for the lighting of the beacon. There was quite a party atmosphere
up there. Sadly, it was a bit cloudy, so we couldn’t see the sun
set. </span></span>
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during the show and as we were moored in a cutting under the trees it
was pretty chilly, which meant there wasn’t the towpath tea party
we’d envisaged!!! </span></span>
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was music all day in the
beer tent, which was really good. However, the main acts in the
evening were a David Bowie and the next night Amy Winehouse tribute
acts, that we weren’t too impressed with.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was so good to catch up
with some of our pals on the BOG*. There were 8 Braidbar boats in
attendance. It was super the Braidbar show boat came 2<sup>nd</sup>
in the voting for best in show.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We celebrated John’s
birthday on our way to the show at the New Inn, right on Buckby top
lock.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The weather was just right to
go down Watford staircase locks. You have to book in with the lockkeeper as boats can’t pass on the flight. We had just over an hour
to wait for them to set the locks and help 5 boats up before we could
descend. So, I polished all the brass while we waited. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are OFFICIALLY in the
south, as we were
moored up just south of Watford Gap, sandwiched between the M1 &
the west coast mainline.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">*Braidbar Owners Group</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-32800375339091890922022-05-26T17:23:00.000+01:002022-05-26T17:23:07.312+01:00Banbury<p>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had a super few days in
Banbury and considering it’s only just over an hour's drive from
Luton, I’m surprised we haven’t ever been there! Our first
mission was to restock the larder and 3 trips to the new spacious
Lidl, mission was accomplished.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Of course, we had to visit
Banbury Cross, in the middle of a very busy roundabout. Plus, the
bronze lady riding on a bronze horse. Interestingly, there was an
early photo in a pub that showed the cross on a green with a dirt
track around it!</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Banbury Museum spans the
canal, with the canal exhibits being in a glass walkway over the cut,
which meant we could watch the boats go under, have a birds eye of view of the town
lift bridge and Tooley’s Historic Boatyard. I was unaware of
Banbury’s textile history, being the home of ‘plush’ weaving, a
velvet type fabric.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">John operated the lift bridge
for me and locked me down.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> On a remote stretch of towpath
heading toward Fenny Compton, we had company. The deer trotted along, cautiously looking over its shoulder every now & then.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">John spent ages snapping this
red kite being bullied by the crows. We know we’re in the south
with these massive birds overhead.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We opened Jubilee Fibres at
Napton last weekend. The weather was perfect, but the towpath seemed
busier in the week than at the weekend. We had 3 lots of our southern
friends come to visit.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Richard with just one of his
motorbikes.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">After we shut shop, most of us
retired to the Folly pub, where we sat in the garden and got drinks
from their new ‘Potting Shed’ bar.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">As usual, we’ve had some
stunning sunsets.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We suffered from a bout of
noisy neighbaaaars.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGYRWGIHI79BzYMP0oakZs-3D88UNEIbDAPAuewe9b0CL_q2uOIEZy7Dwto1ZersobnmBgWpEDZcfuYdJMODfefe_dVtWvDy1e2MiAjFa_Di1gvqacFmDK7uxO0fEPKIziHSP46BuiVbjcGL33ivKoHTsKX8PNJBr5zRmMECPW0hlWYZ6lhj56K5c/s2000/20220523_171036.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGYRWGIHI79BzYMP0oakZs-3D88UNEIbDAPAuewe9b0CL_q2uOIEZy7Dwto1ZersobnmBgWpEDZcfuYdJMODfefe_dVtWvDy1e2MiAjFa_Di1gvqacFmDK7uxO0fEPKIziHSP46BuiVbjcGL33ivKoHTsKX8PNJBr5zRmMECPW0hlWYZ6lhj56K5c/w200-h113/20220523_171036.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">And these parents have been
renamed ‘our big knocker’!! They really do peck the side of the
boat hard & knock very loudly!! </span></span>
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Now I am going to grate the
horseradish and chop the mint we’ve just harvested from the
towpath’s hedgerow.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: georgia;">p { color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</span></font></style><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae_Z_CCrwslTF2VbIQv30z6h93j91tw0-aoItoYvyqjL4fi6e0S02jAB1723677NCIHmuyHnQ_0Xfz-wIKjvHxkemzMnRVxEysFPMhQUEmGkZCY1loxTMcfvsefI6m2hZzb4ZTnp1-Vrl3-59Gq1K8tXQnxzjQq_3Uja1xmlBkmuk_8lNOk5zqwsn/s2000/20220526_130919.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae_Z_CCrwslTF2VbIQv30z6h93j91tw0-aoItoYvyqjL4fi6e0S02jAB1723677NCIHmuyHnQ_0Xfz-wIKjvHxkemzMnRVxEysFPMhQUEmGkZCY1loxTMcfvsefI6m2hZzb4ZTnp1-Vrl3-59Gq1K8tXQnxzjQq_3Uja1xmlBkmuk_8lNOk5zqwsn/w113-h200/20220526_130919.jpeg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-51435096073536029742022-05-18T08:56:00.000+01:002022-05-18T08:56:46.538+01:00A quick turn around<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had planned to stay on the
Oxford/GU sections for a couple of weeks. But we had a phone call
from some friends who have moved to live close to the Oxford Canal,
between Cropredy & Banbury. So we decided to wind (turn around)
and head their way for a few days.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Oxford Canal’s towpath
is dreadfully eroded, narrow & uneven in most places. We passed
some lads piling a long section, you can hear the thumping noise a
good way away.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4K5h7JlWwj9_MXZMj5u5M3cA0OmQBn8hSpLL0WwJAYv6Roh3c_7iErqEw_Aj5g6vd6IEBYKpOf4DC_SpRPjCWXs5hTw0g4j32BV3M7e9kUne9k9RBWNV3sYzqxXDdlydXWjkI7d-w1EgUskxq1lk2LgIib8WlzHccUf_g6PjFM83Oc7tf2nWnjct/s2000/20220510_121024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg4K5h7JlWwj9_MXZMj5u5M3cA0OmQBn8hSpLL0WwJAYv6Roh3c_7iErqEw_Aj5g6vd6IEBYKpOf4DC_SpRPjCWXs5hTw0g4j32BV3M7e9kUne9k9RBWNV3sYzqxXDdlydXWjkI7d-w1EgUskxq1lk2LgIib8WlzHccUf_g6PjFM83Oc7tf2nWnjct/w113-h200/20220510_121024.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I’d had a water buffalo milk
ice cream at the Long Itchington beer festival, which was lovely, in
addition there were buffalo burgers, but we’d eaten before we went.
We’d brought some of the cheese in a village store & that’s
nice too. As we ascended Napton locks, we saw the buffaloes grazing in
the fields.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Because the locks on the
Oxford Canal are narrow, I took the boat up, as John’s brave enough
to step over the bottom gates. I would have to walk around the lock
to shut them.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC18lbdxGRNVNQ_jWIEUwgY-ZjDwsDm7VUwx8YU_vDCrMOqnIZy7tXqTJeunjSxfk-FykDjGs_CdzuZMa0ibBV4LJXQL_iBPIiK_rzYilf5AhzOmcW6nrMGoz_ZpAVO2SGcZZOTmM_yiPkvYsjm0Z0jU9hOF_EUc7PLNt42fIK6PZqJE2vBP-pmzap/s2000/20220512_144948.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC18lbdxGRNVNQ_jWIEUwgY-ZjDwsDm7VUwx8YU_vDCrMOqnIZy7tXqTJeunjSxfk-FykDjGs_CdzuZMa0ibBV4LJXQL_iBPIiK_rzYilf5AhzOmcW6nrMGoz_ZpAVO2SGcZZOTmM_yiPkvYsjm0Z0jU9hOF_EUc7PLNt42fIK6PZqJE2vBP-pmzap/w113-h200/20220512_144948.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve read about the manual
lift bridges on this canal, they have a balance beam, which appears
similar to a lock. This bridge is fastened in the up position (thank
goodness). Our pals on nb Free Spirit recently <a href="https://nbfreespirit.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">wrote on their blog</a>,
about helping someone who couldn’t get one of these bridges down.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWFydDCbw3Kc_GlcyZyNSMkZDNNus1m-3XUPZxj2a2j6JmXJATC_UYemwdtGqIoQOWZTD0khY6A031ZaJ50S_t6xGQdtVlJxycdP1qMtPsptp4NTujDwm-hk9IFtcDe7ab0aGwCuJbqTyNjv0UjWCL-S-fYxRGhpKpJ2MXl-B49LsJ0lcgvTzW8bB/s2000/20220512_135251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkWFydDCbw3Kc_GlcyZyNSMkZDNNus1m-3XUPZxj2a2j6JmXJATC_UYemwdtGqIoQOWZTD0khY6A031ZaJ50S_t6xGQdtVlJxycdP1qMtPsptp4NTujDwm-hk9IFtcDe7ab0aGwCuJbqTyNjv0UjWCL-S-fYxRGhpKpJ2MXl-B49LsJ0lcgvTzW8bB/w113-h200/20220512_135251.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">These southern canals are far
busier than our old favourite, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. By the
time we’d got to the top of Napton locks there was a queue of 6
boats to go down and within a short distance we passed another 8 or so
heading for the queue!!!! </span></span>
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Oxford Canal is one of the
oldest in the south and follows the contours for 11 miles at the top
of Napton locks. However, as the crow flies, it’s only 4 miles.
!!! It is a VERY twisty, turny route, with lots of sharp bends,
usually where there’s a bridge. I took my spinning to the front, so
I could peer as far ahead as I could. </span></span>
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGHmeWCM-2YwXwKdquLXCTkgNn8rv636I_6Blrpifc3a3ullxwHjQ9kW6P97MUqhXbwhnBSKbrnoL0SlWAbMSnXXYRubClR8GFu0G8tz3_1LM_dc9JWgIeJ61Z1dDZxNDYk7TdMb6OppjguVKGFO_TP2jLaSVHNvNobvVnDUyxyK9tH_xrHHR2DoW/s2000/20220512_102445.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwGHmeWCM-2YwXwKdquLXCTkgNn8rv636I_6Blrpifc3a3ullxwHjQ9kW6P97MUqhXbwhnBSKbrnoL0SlWAbMSnXXYRubClR8GFu0G8tz3_1LM_dc9JWgIeJ61Z1dDZxNDYk7TdMb6OppjguVKGFO_TP2jLaSVHNvNobvVnDUyxyK9tH_xrHHR2DoW/w113-h200/20220512_102445.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">As we were arriving in
Cropredy our friend phoned and invited us for dinner. They picked us
up for the evening. Cropredy is such a pretty little village, with
local stone & thatched cottages.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We tried both the pubs and
prefer The Red Lion, a good old-fashioned boozer. We had a lovely
lunch there with our friends and her sister at the weekend.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5m062m3f_798Haw-Op_nF38kn4nnbyQpL55kvN8wT3GYAFMkJIYuZfhcQ0iqLXRfVZ5Wpa-1ZguNW4U3N0c92NDLRRPhq4fRyF-tocx3V4aFDgGa0arCOhn4YGObP0b8eDioTkq8GxGgbtelj740UBn4_Mylxg5L3FJgL-iDdojPUFd5rh7no-qa/s2000/20220513_152615.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY5m062m3f_798Haw-Op_nF38kn4nnbyQpL55kvN8wT3GYAFMkJIYuZfhcQ0iqLXRfVZ5Wpa-1ZguNW4U3N0c92NDLRRPhq4fRyF-tocx3V4aFDgGa0arCOhn4YGObP0b8eDioTkq8GxGgbtelj740UBn4_Mylxg5L3FJgL-iDdojPUFd5rh7no-qa/w200-h113/20220513_152615.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The other pub, the Brasenose
Arms is a glorious old building, but we feel the interior décor has
ripped the life out of it and there were only 3 tables for
‘drinkers’, the rest of the place regimentally set for dinners.
John felt a bit uneasy in the gents and closed the door as he went
in, but the way the door opened, toilet goers would be on full view
of those in the corridor!!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">As we were leaving the
Brasenose Arms, John noticed a leaflet about an open day at the grade
1 listed parish church of St Mary the Virgin’s tower the next day.
I used to ring the church bells at St Margaret’s church, Edgware,
as a young teenager, 44 years ago. We just had to go, and had a super
morning. I had a ago at ringing again, they said it would be like
riding a bike, you never forget how to!!!! I had a good old ring on
their bell number 4. They have 8 bells (St Margaret’s had 6) but they
don’t have enough ringers to use all 8 at the moment. I had to
decline their offer of joining their band, as we probably won’t be
back here for a long while. I used to get paid 50p for ringing for a
wedding in the 1970s, now they get £20!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We went up the tower. First
stop off was the clock room, and we were told about its unusual
mechanism.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The bell chamber was gorgeous.
We were all armed with industrial type ear protection as someone
downstairs rang bell 5, so we could see it in motion, AMAZING.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then onto my favourite place
of any tower, the roof. We would always go onto the roof for our
break at bell ringing practice. There’s an excellent view of the
fairly new marina in Cropredy, and I gather from our guide there was a
lot of objection to it being dug. But, several of the ringers,
including our guide, have boats moored there.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOX2yBZJ0O8m90eD6r3M1uOyPIZlfAI8XXPEl1rIGD8VIZF98uyqggMk3LZhEWn4A15Z51hPqG3AVh7zCk_ykTX716gHHPDN9UundeTZTBvshTQqWl1OmpMF-CV4MdPYK1OOwkJUCojgz3ASDaMBUK6K9ius7NceqS-NogEIy1pWVDHs1E-2PxV_gp/s2000/20220514_112545.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOX2yBZJ0O8m90eD6r3M1uOyPIZlfAI8XXPEl1rIGD8VIZF98uyqggMk3LZhEWn4A15Z51hPqG3AVh7zCk_ykTX716gHHPDN9UundeTZTBvshTQqWl1OmpMF-CV4MdPYK1OOwkJUCojgz3ASDaMBUK6K9ius7NceqS-NogEIy1pWVDHs1E-2PxV_gp/w200-h113/20220514_112545.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">A view down the Red Lion
pub.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We can’t recall when we last
had a significant amount of rain, but today it’s poured. A perfect
opportunity not to cruise and to stay indoors and do some spring-cleaning. We’ve had the shower doors off & given them a good
old polish. However, being in the south now, with it’s hard water,
we’ll no doubt being doing this job again before next spring!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here we are going through the
first lock on the Stratford-on-Avon Canal, a now disused guillotine lock.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt9Q2SicZPTHMDlIHC0KoaQfalnrLw7TasLCb2Hku9b65mKEurSNXUcvJQ8CjUygyMZgy3wfqIx-RbCeFnXebnMfAynX6aE80Zjr_wa2OpXWfgqSo0jf82l4GdYyAt9nADjKP0VU4ii9n2lBqjQ_PmsEALoZdMKFzDfiP0FJMMEU0Ek_I41eTkrIe/s2000/20220426_085404.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt9Q2SicZPTHMDlIHC0KoaQfalnrLw7TasLCb2Hku9b65mKEurSNXUcvJQ8CjUygyMZgy3wfqIx-RbCeFnXebnMfAynX6aE80Zjr_wa2OpXWfgqSo0jf82l4GdYyAt9nADjKP0VU4ii9n2lBqjQ_PmsEALoZdMKFzDfiP0FJMMEU0Ek_I41eTkrIe/w113-h200/20220426_085404.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><span style="font-size: small;"></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Stratford Canal appears
quite shallow, twisty & is in many cuttings full of bluebells.
From our map we could see we were in an urban area, but you wouldn’t
believe it, literally down in the cut.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We went under a dinky little
electric lift bridge, which was very fast. I’m glad the drivers
on the lane weren’t like those in Burscough & ram through the
barriers as they closed, or there’d have been a big splash!! The rest of the lift bridges were manual. <br /></span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Brandwood Tunnel, is big
enough for boats to pass, but this was a far better to stop and pass outside.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Lapworth flight of 21
locks was very pretty. Several of the locks were on very sharp
bends, a challenge with an oncoming boat out of the next lock.
Goodness know how you’d manage a full size 72’ narrow boat around
them!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">An early start was called for
to go down Hatton flight of 21 hefty double locks on the Grand Union
Canal. As we arrived at the first lock, another narrow boat was just
going down, so they waited for us at the second one. We were down in
just over 3 hours, with the help of the 6 volunteer lockkeepers who
set all the locks for us.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The people we shared Hatton
with were on their way to a May bank holiday beer festival at The
Harvester pub in Long Itchington, well, it’d be rude to pass that
gorgeous village without stopping and having a few pints.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">While in Long Itchington, we
strolled across a field and I picked lots of wool from a fence to
spin.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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way to the pub and were followed across the field by some very
friendly locals!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP-oDhKcG6Ytni27mlQ57p5JqyQoU1CdhRJCs7W4on0_kKlzNao1DrFtvhfnsIk34ecSzQrpf0rJktPK00Q6CI07Grc_4YOntR3TQelVe08KwMcXKlpIxIHfM3u5L09hCrzL7tRsicvKpB2cSh1zQs8bkZ-DWgufFZIlG90ThlBFdlXCOpwip-RNG/s2000/20220504_210130.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoP-oDhKcG6Ytni27mlQ57p5JqyQoU1CdhRJCs7W4on0_kKlzNao1DrFtvhfnsIk34ecSzQrpf0rJktPK00Q6CI07Grc_4YOntR3TQelVe08KwMcXKlpIxIHfM3u5L09hCrzL7tRsicvKpB2cSh1zQs8bkZ-DWgufFZIlG90ThlBFdlXCOpwip-RNG/w200-h113/20220504_210130.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our friends Maddie & Paul
recently moved from Hertfordshire to the south midlands, just a few
miles away, so she picked us up to go for dinner at their new home.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had a full crew to go up
Stockton flight of locks. Maddie, her daughter Alice & three
children came. It was SO lovely to have a little crew again and dig
out the life jackets.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />We’re now on a section of
canal that is both the Oxford & Grand Union Canals, between
Wigrams & Braunston Turns. The Oxford used to own the stretch
and charged large tolls to the GUCC boat to use the section.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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planned route south because we listened to our trip advisors (not the
one you’re thinking of!!). We are really pleased we took our fellow boaters' advice, we’ve been to some super places.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our Dyson vac has been playing
up and needs re-booting frequently, so we sent for a new battery from
Amazon and arranged for it to be delivered to Brewood post office.
It turned out the PO is in the Co-Op, who were shut for a
refurbishment. So, once we were informed it hadn’t been delivered
we arranged another drop off point, near the junction we were heading
for. All was not lost, as we were moored beside a very steep bank,
full of young nettles. We picked about 1lb of the shoots for wine.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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Wolverhampton flight of 21 locks at first light, so we could be up
the locks before the youngster got out of their beds. We had a little
delay as our boat got jammed in the stop lock at Autherley Junction,
the gate wouldn’t open properly. Another boat got through the lock
gate with John and the other chap pushing it really hard, and so did
we in the end.</span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Within a ¼ mile of Autherley
Junction is Adersley Junction, which I think is pretty confusing!!</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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interspersed with industry and the West Coast main line. </span></span><br /></div><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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</p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwszC51-SSJ3MgzM2u4sXFQPbKfmILtL3da_mjFUTAu9LKTp-RgxT5kDjMRdoh4YFMfc6B-0k4a0GkAJUljlqMD1GMUhp_Oz2pVv-qnL2kotMx65DowJ7Q5fXiRMCsKJS86CzRORAbMJ89aolK7IILAKYIUy8YR-bIebj1gqwSkQDb3YphIr1ixJH7/s2000/20220421_092855.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwszC51-SSJ3MgzM2u4sXFQPbKfmILtL3da_mjFUTAu9LKTp-RgxT5kDjMRdoh4YFMfc6B-0k4a0GkAJUljlqMD1GMUhp_Oz2pVv-qnL2kotMx65DowJ7Q5fXiRMCsKJS86CzRORAbMJ89aolK7IILAKYIUy8YR-bIebj1gqwSkQDb3YphIr1ixJH7/w200-h113/20220421_092855.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSvhXfVLG-1h0M8Wl8y-TLBZqS7P84tyVPU8GQLSA_3tfNthukeLzCJk3e1bPmVtJaPir27LvQRd9pv8eWNL_at6PyK2_GwaBKBPyxa32Y-Ko0HjyUojpRTUJK-ppqzxhQJKM0Mx67zTqMNXxDA-NE1Fg_vCf95uxtMbczcWKoOx3ZkKnL1RvsVdq/s2000/20220421_123333.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJSvhXfVLG-1h0M8Wl8y-TLBZqS7P84tyVPU8GQLSA_3tfNthukeLzCJk3e1bPmVtJaPir27LvQRd9pv8eWNL_at6PyK2_GwaBKBPyxa32Y-Ko0HjyUojpRTUJK-ppqzxhQJKM0Mx67zTqMNXxDA-NE1Fg_vCf95uxtMbczcWKoOx3ZkKnL1RvsVdq/w200-h113/20220421_123333.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John chatted to the volunteer
ranger who oversees the flight. I got to do a bit of spinning before
he filled the lock for me. </span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxMgCOQbFvFJmuya629pi1YlZ_nJQ8pxz1eyKL6_cCCsjylcAM0KdijUg5j1rjk7NgTliwokY7bVkp5YA_WrS9LdirvXF8RF11xncA64IynQdpCd9MSSYvp20Ylmu5DZ8-wpwNJ75l7JieUCin1HVCd9JZqGlYABzt6XtBnFsd2gF3M4CMARa0_CJ/s1280/20220421_100027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsxMgCOQbFvFJmuya629pi1YlZ_nJQ8pxz1eyKL6_cCCsjylcAM0KdijUg5j1rjk7NgTliwokY7bVkp5YA_WrS9LdirvXF8RF11xncA64IynQdpCd9MSSYvp20Ylmu5DZ8-wpwNJ75l7JieUCin1HVCd9JZqGlYABzt6XtBnFsd2gF3M4CMARa0_CJ/w113-h200/20220421_100027.jpeg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The water was clear, so it was
easy to see the rubbish in the water and also, how very shallow the
pounds between the locks were!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">One of our trip advisors
suggested we head up the not well-used Wyrely & Essington Canal
to stock up our cupboards at Bentley Bridge Shopping centre. </span></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkzs0X5Rj9dzadl7UQ8P7jW_5YvSdCv8pOKHMy4Zn-3zFRgtFg-Acl-eKVgpZSqWDDz9DP5BTrtdiFl1V-St-6nnzx6vGzePUT6-pDAir9oX2w3QyxOFpLfPslQEptBcd9E6z7QYi6YY5Obthu6-eFTTiJsmk6-IqhSqR4M-Jz7NLGc-vVreFbGhN/s2000/20220422_083652.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div></div>
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junction of the W&S Canal as we were looking at our first brood of
goslings this year!!!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNr19HLCcXzzya1mcYsTiNAdPHWEy2TYGaSVqoaywePeiBd66ZGRVZjTIfeZsRnKVq4anBZhsFkh94v6TMD8Fs_LFzH0kWcQNhgFw9IeGOUOsh6JKkTgzgWVNZc0mMYwU59PKYbBi4-KRtEcpacVfe2xBwAdFKkW4Cr343aI18f5Va3WEYmclpR2Q0/s2000/20220422_091913.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNr19HLCcXzzya1mcYsTiNAdPHWEy2TYGaSVqoaywePeiBd66ZGRVZjTIfeZsRnKVq4anBZhsFkh94v6TMD8Fs_LFzH0kWcQNhgFw9IeGOUOsh6JKkTgzgWVNZc0mMYwU59PKYbBi4-KRtEcpacVfe2xBwAdFKkW4Cr343aI18f5Va3WEYmclpR2Q0/w113-h200/20220422_091913.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The little Bentley Arm of the
canal used to continue a further 3.5 miles to mines and foundries,
but now it’s all under the shops.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBfJNtQsES_VTBxCs90XQqSv9gZ0z9gJtKF2fg9f7zA2UG1HuJxDBN7xLBDC-Nxqk_hCMPEe1YmugyvlnjusAGCXRfcGkoUXd2yDW3_H1PNYzGZca0E6M9g60EZq5TmnH4YPIn3S0E8f2VP9MOZnlxibJeIBu-SyNTu6PqvhglgzG6Jr7xjTfzalu/s2000/20220422_083830.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBfJNtQsES_VTBxCs90XQqSv9gZ0z9gJtKF2fg9f7zA2UG1HuJxDBN7xLBDC-Nxqk_hCMPEe1YmugyvlnjusAGCXRfcGkoUXd2yDW3_H1PNYzGZca0E6M9g60EZq5TmnH4YPIn3S0E8f2VP9MOZnlxibJeIBu-SyNTu6PqvhglgzG6Jr7xjTfzalu/w200-h113/20220422_083830.jpeg" width="200" /></a></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There was a chilly wind, so
there was no one in the pub garden, and the car park right next to us
was closed for re-surfacing. With the shopping done, we headed off
bright and early the next day.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our other trip advisor
suggested we moor at the Black Country Living Museum. We arrived at
the secure mooring on the museum site just as 3 other boats were
leaving.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj55cICY8sEC2Pj9LXMR-n-sYFqpK5BreOr17maE9MA0obBQikPtWO7NqbTVK-08vWQtJ3UlFHVCSEYj8i56e0DU70xZA0h996pfVy6kRCPDomshFMtGPLcw6EZ9k8PG4_LfcPPSbcRxrqhrguqJKxZJZRGFeoG4eBj7qibAHl48tTe2qd5izQ2I2/s2000/20220424_144251.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilj55cICY8sEC2Pj9LXMR-n-sYFqpK5BreOr17maE9MA0obBQikPtWO7NqbTVK-08vWQtJ3UlFHVCSEYj8i56e0DU70xZA0h996pfVy6kRCPDomshFMtGPLcw6EZ9k8PG4_LfcPPSbcRxrqhrguqJKxZJZRGFeoG4eBj7qibAHl48tTe2qd5izQ2I2/w200-h113/20220424_144251.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We opened Jubilee Fibres on a
rather dull, but dry St. George’s Day and chatted to lots of the
museum visitors. </span></span>
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museum, it must have been 15 years ago we last visited. One of our
first stops was the bakery, where we brought two super huge biscuits.
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away from the museum by 06.15. We had the choice of using the newer straighter canal
or the old contour one. We decided to take the old Wolverhampton
Level, which meanders a good bit and appears very rural. It’s so
hard to imagine how the area must have been with all the heavy
industry.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We passed many disused &
bricked up arms of the canal.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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Branch and could see it’s tunnel’s portal.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">At Smethwick Locks we dropped to join the straighter route we’d not taken. We could see down
to the canal from the lock landing, with the impressive aqueduct of
the Engine Arm going over.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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right under the M5, where it was pretty cold as we were in the shade.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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Birmingham centre from the water. Edmund was at uni there, and we
visited him many times and walked the canals. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZyt1EnatLyPdNvYSMn9KrbKhALMjiwpRWE6a_lwHsT8A63ws5ufLAE9Dxk5SYACOFCFI-Gn6y7N3-BziGEEPzey9V5ZDInYaWh7u1jqfjK4ok4y12jds3-kqheTtAZaBat_Yv-Uaqd3TiNJSY6PYR4oie-ezPZZok7KskkUpb_8WzbgFk92JDTV9/s2000/20220425_100728.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWZyt1EnatLyPdNvYSMn9KrbKhALMjiwpRWE6a_lwHsT8A63ws5ufLAE9Dxk5SYACOFCFI-Gn6y7N3-BziGEEPzey9V5ZDInYaWh7u1jqfjK4ok4y12jds3-kqheTtAZaBat_Yv-Uaqd3TiNJSY6PYR4oie-ezPZZok7KskkUpb_8WzbgFk92JDTV9/w113-h200/20220425_100728.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We cruised through the
infamous Gas Street Basin, in front of the Mail Box and onto the
leafy Birmingham and Worcester Canal.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0MiPdkBpkHkLXttvmB91qFwbHmZoKckS3Nj1lVz0_ALToWPtmndYI6xCs38X5vzGjRUxEmuMta-JAYGf5vUPwbLGbMyTBj_w53CMOOgsPxGQv1uMgTmYFmbKphk73CVIZcc8bYT2VwLehliiaTOHgsQg_E9oXmOGD6Gv7os9SPGdb8R9QM9iWinr/s2000/20220425_101039.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0MiPdkBpkHkLXttvmB91qFwbHmZoKckS3Nj1lVz0_ALToWPtmndYI6xCs38X5vzGjRUxEmuMta-JAYGf5vUPwbLGbMyTBj_w53CMOOgsPxGQv1uMgTmYFmbKphk73CVIZcc8bYT2VwLehliiaTOHgsQg_E9oXmOGD6Gv7os9SPGdb8R9QM9iWinr/w200-h113/20220425_101039.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo80nHAn3Pz9aDgNwZCGYTqS8weJumqfI3t6kor394izC9N6FzEzgqPD8WkpWHOyT4ecKhQJ-5uyo4QREGaOE9nOwKf5_p9Q6PM0yKcTl2BCnC3zgxyUHpANFC74T0eN3cZt_xFZwXLapnrYiOccl-GF8_OlfVfFsUv5xlKDKvWAT1Lxlkkm4fdkk0/s2000/20220425_105332.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo80nHAn3Pz9aDgNwZCGYTqS8weJumqfI3t6kor394izC9N6FzEzgqPD8WkpWHOyT4ecKhQJ-5uyo4QREGaOE9nOwKf5_p9Q6PM0yKcTl2BCnC3zgxyUHpANFC74T0eN3cZt_xFZwXLapnrYiOccl-GF8_OlfVfFsUv5xlKDKvWAT1Lxlkkm4fdkk0/w200-h113/20220425_105332.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>
</p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> I’d visited our nephew when
he was at Birmingham University and the last time I was there they’d
renovated the clock tower ‘Old Joe’ and he was chiming after many
years. However, today we passed at 11.00 & his hands were at
5.30!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4v1082GBW7eMG8UsH8BElegobVlNU9QVyf3aXwSpH2dvxZN-_VurKiNIXW7OP8u5kpqI_tRD5EL95MdrFvOLfqwCeFrLZdhNL8o6SukYMRI3YIXFERFhf9Ijy96E7MkeNFC8q73r2JkvlZpT7FE1uGxKYkbfFP0GUfVSmLNItou78vLbOYrR7Aj7Y/s1600/Screenshot_20220425-105956_Photos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="720" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4v1082GBW7eMG8UsH8BElegobVlNU9QVyf3aXwSpH2dvxZN-_VurKiNIXW7OP8u5kpqI_tRD5EL95MdrFvOLfqwCeFrLZdhNL8o6SukYMRI3YIXFERFhf9Ijy96E7MkeNFC8q73r2JkvlZpT7FE1uGxKYkbfFP0GUfVSmLNItou78vLbOYrR7Aj7Y/w90-h200/Screenshot_20220425-105956_Photos.jpg" width="90" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were thrilled to find a
spot on the secure visitor mooring at Bournville, right next to
Cadbury’s.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtoemLZN8X7cctX2nylV4VVdJ4mVU7zfUsSoPfwI8wZY3nCQEhr6oq0ubavt1YsUXhNVXAFt06B3QqPaoPFIm2hdmr2o8H2Rh0go6ZeVwjE3qKVtLxh7rFKjI62yrhw8H5ntA85z592c0QWfBSHKqvcM9KzE6gsh_PPlTQelPHAJjEZLVT2N6YREj/s2000/20220425_144822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimtoemLZN8X7cctX2nylV4VVdJ4mVU7zfUsSoPfwI8wZY3nCQEhr6oq0ubavt1YsUXhNVXAFt06B3QqPaoPFIm2hdmr2o8H2Rh0go6ZeVwjE3qKVtLxh7rFKjI62yrhw8H5ntA85z592c0QWfBSHKqvcM9KzE6gsh_PPlTQelPHAJjEZLVT2N6YREj/w200-h113/20220425_144822.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">After a trip to the sweetie
shop ,we picked dandelions for wine. It’s our tradition to pick
them on St. George’s Day, but it was dull & dismal, so their
flowers weren’t open at the museum. There was a super patch beside
the mooring.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2i1RLygpLMg1xGb8vLVHFXdDm-pRI_GCb1nKo0gwAz9YKqfzCxYq4PcN5UsJNeB8Nc2C4sTDSKkcl3mcbABFRxET1KW7HbhxLDYKg2-W2VmsQz7sqjmJAQUoPneoUBousdDh3j9YuQJyfnf0pv15GI24DLdih7z5f0hdmaIUgSP-nfGGA4kn_mNx/s1280/20220425_133128.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS2i1RLygpLMg1xGb8vLVHFXdDm-pRI_GCb1nKo0gwAz9YKqfzCxYq4PcN5UsJNeB8Nc2C4sTDSKkcl3mcbABFRxET1KW7HbhxLDYKg2-W2VmsQz7sqjmJAQUoPneoUBousdDh3j9YuQJyfnf0pv15GI24DLdih7z5f0hdmaIUgSP-nfGGA4kn_mNx/w200-h113/20220425_133128.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have seen this sign post
many times and feel it comes over more as an instruction than a
warning!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve had a fairly lazy
Easter, pottering around and spring-cleaning. The brass is glowing
and the port side and roof are clean (for now)!!</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John did a full oil and filter
change on the engine.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEv_ZZfWcjlteJgxxHhcr3fe01HN2skjOLBuRtD5DUfx0Jan9BDctL79_lg5JU_EJ4qXP1tL6qmlHjaE_YqLqkpe2kHf0tfnWaysAlBBq25aTA86PDjM_jxt4p9V5aWq-pD6UCkTlKXbbXE3bfZUxOSJoTx9gdbl1fC92qeOxJh9US1eNwMWZGEjj/s2000/20220416_163358.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEv_ZZfWcjlteJgxxHhcr3fe01HN2skjOLBuRtD5DUfx0Jan9BDctL79_lg5JU_EJ4qXP1tL6qmlHjaE_YqLqkpe2kHf0tfnWaysAlBBq25aTA86PDjM_jxt4p9V5aWq-pD6UCkTlKXbbXE3bfZUxOSJoTx9gdbl1fC92qeOxJh9US1eNwMWZGEjj/w113-h200/20220416_163358.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">As usual, we’ve had some
glorious sunsets. John snapped a few trains on the West Coast
mainline.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Here we are turning out onto
the Shropshire Union Canal at Barbridge Junction from the Middlewich
Branch. This is our first trip south on this canal.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0A-a6FvMnQJyvbnLqLa6wzEJo9ynSbqUg4lEJ78c_zzfpIh9-b9u-ktcRRMoxgSru-j4sJOo923xR8Iif5Bl4UAS4HNsnyX1jS9C9W0XOQ5tOVV0_29OUTG5FYJbtqK9HNXgGzOkNsKXNTbcjgpENGcnHT4udVCZcIQxR5Ho05tQMiYq3hS5A9aq/s2000/20220410_125428.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR0A-a6FvMnQJyvbnLqLa6wzEJo9ynSbqUg4lEJ78c_zzfpIh9-b9u-ktcRRMoxgSru-j4sJOo923xR8Iif5Bl4UAS4HNsnyX1jS9C9W0XOQ5tOVV0_29OUTG5FYJbtqK9HNXgGzOkNsKXNTbcjgpENGcnHT4udVCZcIQxR5Ho05tQMiYq3hS5A9aq/w113-h200/20220410_125428.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We cruised past the beginning
of the Llangollen Canal and moored up. We strolled back to look at
the first few locks on the canal that leads to Wales.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just about all the bridges
have metal rubbing strips, which protected the brick work from the tow-ropes. The deep grooves show how busy this ‘super slow-way’
was in its day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">At Audlem, we moored in-between
the first couple of locks on the flight of 15. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Shropshire Union Canal has
many cuttings. Approaching Tyrley locks in a shallow cutting. </span></span>
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suffered quite a lot of landslides and fallen trees. There is a 2
mile/hour speed limit, and it’s impossible to go faster as you can
hear the large bits of debris under the boat!! </span></span>
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<br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">A tree stump, decorated with its Easter bonnet.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are spectacularly high
bridges along this stretch.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was busy at Norbury
Junction for the long weekend. We stayed just a couple of nights
there.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">This nest is right by the
bridge over the junction. However, we’ve seen many swan’s
nests, nestled in the reeds.</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">As we explored Market Drayton,
we stumbled across Jules Brewery. So we just had to have a pint at its brewery tap.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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some garlic and to keep it company we have our first </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">on-board tomato
plants.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtMpmL9Rv_y_mdpHpVm8K-IDHUjpeU0IejsY-NOmZqLRmrWprkvmvQgbw63D-EheqPJUJr0PX85JHcVYDGPCp9wUX9r0dWVZUCdpSV3DMFahdtFfuTyU0w9wJq6N36wN4ybYbM4B7oTOvLaJSOnv615xFuDLyiO4dmOv2wB4lu7-0TPjGAFXh3wno/s2000/20220412_170544.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtMpmL9Rv_y_mdpHpVm8K-IDHUjpeU0IejsY-NOmZqLRmrWprkvmvQgbw63D-EheqPJUJr0PX85JHcVYDGPCp9wUX9r0dWVZUCdpSV3DMFahdtFfuTyU0w9wJq6N36wN4ybYbM4B7oTOvLaJSOnv615xFuDLyiO4dmOv2wB4lu7-0TPjGAFXh3wno/w113-h200/20220412_170544.jpeg" width="113" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> My scrappy blanket made with
ends of sock yarn has come to a halt as I’ve run out of scraps.
It’s a perfect size for my garden chair at the moment.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-6269056126107484232022-04-07T18:07:00.000+01:002022-04-07T18:07:27.056+01:00Heading South<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are <span lang="en-GB">just
over a </span>week
into our journey southwards. We’re so hoping to explore some new
stretches of water, as these last couple of years we’ve mainly been
on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mother’s Day we spent in one
of our favourite mooring spots beside Moss Bridge, Lathom. There’s
a little hazel thicket that the kids love to play in and make dens. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 9 of us had a BBQ and
Jason and the kids built some fairy houses.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We haven’t been in lock for
more than 6 months. We love Dean Lock as the M6 is way above and the
local railway line is close too.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I love operating Plank Lane
lift bridge as it is traffic light controlled as it’s narrow. This
means the drivers are used to stopping there & don’t hurl abuse
at you for holding them up.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">While we were filling up with
water at Plank Lane a unicyclist filled his water-bottle from the
tap. We had a nice chat and held our breaths when he got on and
wobbled a bit towards the canal before stabilising and cycling off
down the towpath. He likes to cycle at least 40 miles a day!</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HeXIv7etxzO1sgX8e1uJyD1gH7IHc6fKuNEK98KOh6qLSSTpBrKjyEvjEFTZyRRqBb_YHpQdATfbUSBv0QrM5K_cLauI8WbP51Vb53v3YG7N7U_Fomr2_F3-i_0eq1tqY3PkTbOcjFAKQqJDUThZFmmwlJY4pavU3nJDzPxjBdsf0aca2kUssP70/s2016/IMG_4331.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HeXIv7etxzO1sgX8e1uJyD1gH7IHc6fKuNEK98KOh6qLSSTpBrKjyEvjEFTZyRRqBb_YHpQdATfbUSBv0QrM5K_cLauI8WbP51Vb53v3YG7N7U_Fomr2_F3-i_0eq1tqY3PkTbOcjFAKQqJDUThZFmmwlJY4pavU3nJDzPxjBdsf0aca2kUssP70/w150-h200/IMG_4331.jpeg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once again, we have been
spoiled by spectacular sun rises.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92ZkcT95Sg9lZfirQK0nFSoyQhyhKB9_GZhXJupLBOZ2P6CG4oBd75WrKc2FaTScWmoHeYyRAVek7KMURmzmeDBLGfaMbCyfcZOIMQwoleGykBw-IkuWdb36cztdqaEdkSiPXv6V9P4LFsRYKKIZou3_QJCjYFSZ1p1YdcSocsz3po-UMMYJOUKq0/s2016/IMG_4320.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh92ZkcT95Sg9lZfirQK0nFSoyQhyhKB9_GZhXJupLBOZ2P6CG4oBd75WrKc2FaTScWmoHeYyRAVek7KMURmzmeDBLGfaMbCyfcZOIMQwoleGykBw-IkuWdb36cztdqaEdkSiPXv6V9P4LFsRYKKIZou3_QJCjYFSZ1p1YdcSocsz3po-UMMYJOUKq0/w150-h200/IMG_4320.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There are miles and miles of
banks filled with daffodils.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We once again went crossed Barton
swing aqueduct, over the Manchester Ship Canal.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiKG057D__YyG_eoVJH8bpugw72ZK6U-gu4BHOqrxHKOwm_kmNphgcfYE-q5t4atylNRNjt3sxYEmZrYZY9sqzYbvQQ6ZNnu0xj5npOfoNopxiwvK91TuIC1obU5Q47JFbf7rRAOjFIwKb1X_xZK83BM0Pc0hTl_PyTV3nY-NxiZSiUiQ6DKNg0OG/s2000/20220402_092724.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="113" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjiKG057D__YyG_eoVJH8bpugw72ZK6U-gu4BHOqrxHKOwm_kmNphgcfYE-q5t4atylNRNjt3sxYEmZrYZY9sqzYbvQQ6ZNnu0xj5npOfoNopxiwvK91TuIC1obU5Q47JFbf7rRAOjFIwKb1X_xZK83BM0Pc0hTl_PyTV3nY-NxiZSiUiQ6DKNg0OG/w200-h113/20220402_092724.jpeg" width="200" /> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: small;">Last Monday we travelled
through three tunnels that we’ve been through many times before. We
managed to get to the two timed ones, without waiting for the allotted
time, which was on the hour.</span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is so nice to see the light
at the end of the tunnel!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Luckily, this air shaft wasn’t
oozing gallons of water.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We are now spending a few days at a quiet spot on the Trent & Mersey Canal, near Northwich, just
before Wincham Bend, to let the strong winds blow over. </span></span>
</p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqZ4EXbY1mIEeWlTygPmwYUhCEFD87Kp5IOE5_r4-hR0Um60NqJkcGCloB7mH5YwxKdP5AbJcvdqj59gUBkGsIrsdNIJNmMh4wlxTTGCLUpt1z0cNoIhpwjZl3BJo-1jULVsLr8Vf1QXuOuVLztJvmYJpQA-iMWvfMum_x7ZCla4ok7AXo2OkYAWH/s2000/20220407_125342.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1125" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBqZ4EXbY1mIEeWlTygPmwYUhCEFD87Kp5IOE5_r4-hR0Um60NqJkcGCloB7mH5YwxKdP5AbJcvdqj59gUBkGsIrsdNIJNmMh4wlxTTGCLUpt1z0cNoIhpwjZl3BJo-1jULVsLr8Vf1QXuOuVLztJvmYJpQA-iMWvfMum_x7ZCla4ok7AXo2OkYAWH/w113-h200/20220407_125342.jpeg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><p></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-73915119478065067852022-04-01T17:56:00.001+01:002022-04-01T17:56:34.656+01:00March Catch Up<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span>
</p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is a February/March catch
up!!</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The storms of February, with
all their nice names, seem a long while ago. It was probably the
worst wind we’ve had since we’ve lived aboard. The waves and
spray were incredible.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTjBC44sHVNHvqBpwA7EXCcZ0fYYhp7Vo7Hp32BYHw0q-ab-Ki5cBm65vElhm5Woku-9UUTGg5mqlKDDQNiTNbJr7cw9QZ9NnK-xXUmMGbJzpyj46pJusN4obHsnFG0WGqrXxCb-ZQrTBUiWZyOZs4HbGXsn-noVVw-om_9KcouCMj7hdqK5ZCLEi/s2016/IMG_4162.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQTjBC44sHVNHvqBpwA7EXCcZ0fYYhp7Vo7Hp32BYHw0q-ab-Ki5cBm65vElhm5Woku-9UUTGg5mqlKDDQNiTNbJr7cw9QZ9NnK-xXUmMGbJzpyj46pJusN4obHsnFG0WGqrXxCb-ZQrTBUiWZyOZs4HbGXsn-noVVw-om_9KcouCMj7hdqK5ZCLEi/w150-h200/IMG_4162.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John helped a chap re-moor his
boat, while Lance and I headed back to make sure the fire was nice
and hot.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_fszkvszPvQRN__BHE_Dw2D2JxJp3lohyn18aloiOruyqFX8pfvQ2jKc5L7DRzmJF7BQViAligSSXXSfd3AUdrwDaBMIAj5D3GrOb2Z5iEMqLOFpm0S3F7lNuWgQc3tW26uCsTcZLWkpoU-AncSQZ0UQ36Bs42n7w79PUDGAx08IBXQ11_y3rJc5/s800/BOPV7273.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx_fszkvszPvQRN__BHE_Dw2D2JxJp3lohyn18aloiOruyqFX8pfvQ2jKc5L7DRzmJF7BQViAligSSXXSfd3AUdrwDaBMIAj5D3GrOb2Z5iEMqLOFpm0S3F7lNuWgQc3tW26uCsTcZLWkpoU-AncSQZ0UQ36Bs42n7w79PUDGAx08IBXQ11_y3rJc5/w200-h150/BOPV7273.jpeg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Then John assisted the
landlady of the Slipway pub rescue her bin from the canal. She paid
us by buying us and our pals a drink.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lance stayed for a few days.
We met the rest of his family in Liverpool for a breezy wet day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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Ambush.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">As the weather was so dreadful,
we only ventured out a few times. But we had lots to do indoors.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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Magnus came for a few days. He enjoyed doing his knitting at the
knit & natter session.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">On going home day we had a
crafty pint at ‘The Thirsty Duck’, a super mico-pub on Burscough
Wharf.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We hired a car for a few days
to head south for a ‘celebration of Mike’s life’. Our good pal
Mike sadly died at the beginning of the year, but hadn’t wanted a
funeral, as he ‘hated them’. Yvonne arranged an afternoon
celebration tea with lots of wonderful photos & memories. Yvonne
and I are now slipper sisters, as we loved the same ones, at Freya
Jones craft shop.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">While in the south we stayed
at Louise & Paul’s and got to meet our niece & nephew’s
new partners and one of them’s daughter. We were last at their
house 4 years ago when we moored just down the hill from them for
Ada’s wedding.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">In addition, we spent a day in
London with Edmund. We had brunch on a café boat at Paddington Basin.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4CSX-tU85z-0WJen0meDQUWz3I0GJizZFOhuP9AIX1dntupMIhddK3GN_bk9AjtKgruhovPGWCiYfYmGbZdqcPQj6YUO2YN17vvQzf6JTydxjByVWlJ95UynTAxFZRCchjngXbcHYGC2g5UyAk6lReq4If29Ewj-B1RLLV7dDb9SzSxc9ajj8sPs/s2016/IMG_4197.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4CSX-tU85z-0WJen0meDQUWz3I0GJizZFOhuP9AIX1dntupMIhddK3GN_bk9AjtKgruhovPGWCiYfYmGbZdqcPQj6YUO2YN17vvQzf6JTydxjByVWlJ95UynTAxFZRCchjngXbcHYGC2g5UyAk6lReq4If29Ewj-B1RLLV7dDb9SzSxc9ajj8sPs/w200-h150/IMG_4197.jpeg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDzX3w0RDw90s2bPjYJtfIqZXAKXon4nH20DdiHNfCrGcyyFICROfiaSxqt9v8ZfY7mKCHwu9OjACxr1V9cunT0H3HwGA8zY_VG2D9ZVKpwhVGFCHMu1K_LIHFauDMzl0RzanhFsqGR_KCakndQ8uf2ddqYwltn-An78xiX5XoRUZrgIAdt2eRBs4/s2016/IMG_4198.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDzX3w0RDw90s2bPjYJtfIqZXAKXon4nH20DdiHNfCrGcyyFICROfiaSxqt9v8ZfY7mKCHwu9OjACxr1V9cunT0H3HwGA8zY_VG2D9ZVKpwhVGFCHMu1K_LIHFauDMzl0RzanhFsqGR_KCakndQ8uf2ddqYwltn-An78xiX5XoRUZrgIAdt2eRBs4/w150-h200/IMG_4198.jpeg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /> </span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Just had to have a tourist
snap from London Bridge.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u8dKXkyTjDgvFv7MyTVZPH31GO1cSNEdwPox-KhLyQZ2A_PwFw1vdWGS73imKTDIokitmO9us0H75QdxrFtMW8sZWnKigNUcb5ba9oa4Yx7ofhB_iVb9wdBzskwpi7PiUnx7Iiz818Y7hxqIKeqYidto8F6liFvwqEzp3lc3_QOGwUR-sBuUQYcS/s2016/IMG_4244.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_u8dKXkyTjDgvFv7MyTVZPH31GO1cSNEdwPox-KhLyQZ2A_PwFw1vdWGS73imKTDIokitmO9us0H75QdxrFtMW8sZWnKigNUcb5ba9oa4Yx7ofhB_iVb9wdBzskwpi7PiUnx7Iiz818Y7hxqIKeqYidto8F6liFvwqEzp3lc3_QOGwUR-sBuUQYcS/w150-h200/IMG_4244.jpeg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Had a great time at The Old
Operating Theatre Museum.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our Thursday knit & natter
was disrupted by Jordan North, the radio 1 DJ, stopping there for his
dinner break whilst rowing 100 miles of canal for Comic Relief.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxGf_DEwPcLFnFJ0vTBMyQZaPylUezNN4diOFckHsd3YcsUHRM7ZOfCtoL-nOd--H431IM668ih0RnIo59w9oCgcCT8mo1XU_Zcf0-ACPsRyJJ2SG7_ct-yuvJwD1hTlUooaXi1R0G4CcqHL_GsC75aI7VO8DCB0bSEMwiEHnWsDMyIEF1bgrMaOt/s2016/IMG_4261.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxGf_DEwPcLFnFJ0vTBMyQZaPylUezNN4diOFckHsd3YcsUHRM7ZOfCtoL-nOd--H431IM668ih0RnIo59w9oCgcCT8mo1XU_Zcf0-ACPsRyJJ2SG7_ct-yuvJwD1hTlUooaXi1R0G4CcqHL_GsC75aI7VO8DCB0bSEMwiEHnWsDMyIEF1bgrMaOt/w150-h200/IMG_4261.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDst7nBMO1n6dm9zb4aHVefiyoCUp8rA1yLUR6OpL1qMdbLP20BmOlKFknms6ooq1mYnNd92BWwQfwJNt5Cs5EL_6Np5bFTMY_MedVcogJKLB7SgcBNQOxjqM4Rl4xtdWgskdYeLHq8Tdkq8Ob-1XKf8njMCtAlsP6Z7aAfirUEu1n5VH8_bzlxTSu/s2016/IMG_4268.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDst7nBMO1n6dm9zb4aHVefiyoCUp8rA1yLUR6OpL1qMdbLP20BmOlKFknms6ooq1mYnNd92BWwQfwJNt5Cs5EL_6Np5bFTMY_MedVcogJKLB7SgcBNQOxjqM4Rl4xtdWgskdYeLHq8Tdkq8Ob-1XKf8njMCtAlsP6Z7aAfirUEu1n5VH8_bzlxTSu/w150-h200/IMG_4268.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few pics of lovely mooring
spots.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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‘Jubilee Fibres’ stall at a ‘Wool & Wine’ evening, it
would have been far too rude to say “no”. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John has put a new seal on
our weed hatch. We met some people last year who had to be rescued
on a river crossing because theirs was leaking. We aren’t going on
any tidal rivers, but it’s better to be safe than sorry!!</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTBqm_At6y2cK-o0oaSlwNJq3BMezALdnt61tqXp01q0TtUEqZ5LMUhcdE4epiFUnXKrWtTtPLPSiqeROBSIdQRbkAQx7lazp0iZgtrVWMc-dSK_C5QuqhkU1wmT29hdR28bEgOXJ5i7wPTjfWA1dwTWcnRunHdWFSWgKxWke1bDWq5G69F31QmN8/s2016/IMG_4310.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTBqm_At6y2cK-o0oaSlwNJq3BMezALdnt61tqXp01q0TtUEqZ5LMUhcdE4epiFUnXKrWtTtPLPSiqeROBSIdQRbkAQx7lazp0iZgtrVWMc-dSK_C5QuqhkU1wmT29hdR28bEgOXJ5i7wPTjfWA1dwTWcnRunHdWFSWgKxWke1bDWq5G69F31QmN8/w150-h200/IMG_4310.jpeg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We finally had a family get
together for Nikita’s birthday, more than a month ago now. We all
went for a super meal in new burger restaurant in Chorley. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I spun on the platform on our
way to Chorley, it was a dreary, damp day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The same spinning on a spring
like day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have had some lovely
weather, which has meant I could dry the washing on the line. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">You can never get fed up with
the glorious sun rises on an icy day.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Or moon rises<br /></span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNwcxTNpSPff9mKE1b3vYr33oVEQE-OHn9aOHMWGFH-CCYkh57ywm_eN5hF_cIi-fn7QIdq8Fsy9DtCChrTLN-TQdicz7h39oghGC0mY_pF20jjLXDwwxEh_9tXAyNkCe2efgwJ0C_W7En4A3UisvGbItM58N1iljcXZEKqhMVWkgxVtZ9HXd7BTwC=s2016" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNwcxTNpSPff9mKE1b3vYr33oVEQE-OHn9aOHMWGFH-CCYkh57ywm_eN5hF_cIi-fn7QIdq8Fsy9DtCChrTLN-TQdicz7h39oghGC0mY_pF20jjLXDwwxEh_9tXAyNkCe2efgwJ0C_W7En4A3UisvGbItM58N1iljcXZEKqhMVWkgxVtZ9HXd7BTwC=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Plus, sun sets that can
change in colour in a second.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">A new mural has appeared under
one of the bridges. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve not cruised very far
and often moor near Burscough Wharf.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">My good deed for the day,
operating two swing bridges for us and two single-handed boaters.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Ada modelling her super chunky
cardigan I knitted her, a belated Chrissi prezzi.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Heather got her chunky jumper
I made, on her actual birthday.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jason made her an amazing Black Forest gâteau.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We made marmalade again this
year and think we’ve actually got it to set really well this time.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">This is the welcome we had at
the water point. Dog poo all over and around the mooring bollard.
John had to hammer in a mooring pin and I cleared it all up and
washed down the bollard ready for the next boater!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">These last few weeks have seen
some very harsh stormy weather. This photo just about sums up how
changeable it’s been, plus, look at the waves on the water!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Yesterday we caught the train
to Southport so we could buy (not catch) kippers for breakfast today.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx7IfT5sxeDCIRcLd8vYrT0GymKge7Jxg2QWo9sjE7t4TPI0C5p0jzotZY-sHjZ8tlsFQhbt3t8Z_XMUZD64RmCZF_kZ89077Tm3a5KLMqjAfls9ps4-gs2sqS74g7mOV13SwoZ7Zwe3CDzjS1AUg9R88nZ8rJQMZy3Un9G14ubVxhpwSHLrmFezZq=s2016" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx7IfT5sxeDCIRcLd8vYrT0GymKge7Jxg2QWo9sjE7t4TPI0C5p0jzotZY-sHjZ8tlsFQhbt3t8Z_XMUZD64RmCZF_kZ89077Tm3a5KLMqjAfls9ps4-gs2sqS74g7mOV13SwoZ7Zwe3CDzjS1AUg9R88nZ8rJQMZy3Un9G14ubVxhpwSHLrmFezZq=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-27109240150947260992022-01-04T20:34:00.000+00:002022-01-04T20:34:54.339+00:00Welcome 2022<p>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">This time last year we were
frozen in for new year, it was 14c warmer and beautifully sunny to
welcome 2022. We cruised a short distance from Parbold, and I was able
to spin as we went. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once moored, we had the
washing line up and the laundry dried. I was really pleased to be
able to hang the two skeins I’d spun from my advent fibre swap in a
tree to blow dry.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Once again covid has altered
our festive plans, but all of our family that had it were quite well,
with minor symptoms or none at all. Edmund had to cancel his
pre-Christmas trip up to see us as he had covid, his first day back
to work was Christmas Day. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Jason picked us up to go to
Chorley on his way home Christmas Eve. Heather arranged for us all
to go bowling midday. It’s a tiny bowling alley at Chorley, with
just 6 lanes.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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prepare the vegetables for the next day.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were up bright and early
Christmas Day, which was to be expected.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had Ada and Dale on a video
call on the table for Christmas dinner as she had ‘it’.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had moored right outside
the Farmers Arms pub in Burscough in preparation for a family get
together on the Monday. My sister, Samantha & her husband Paul, were calling
in on their grand tour of visiting friends & family. However, we
had to cancel 4 of the meals as Heather tested positive for covid
too. Samantha & Paul saved the day & picked up the three kids
as their tests were negative. </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibMgnUzzsfqx7CMCU2hXk3a_DRN3GAJlvcnWfVZXhRgec6o2EWkiEmeZOPAJypJBlW0Qn85cOVl5mUZzOua3nYwhyvWGIKBxphM_aquatbXlutypzNu8ypty9vMUIiPJ5vbySAEfyo6fjpLcLTqBJF9N--0Q4T5hJum1TPKU9uYO8jb0J57V9hR5zf=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibMgnUzzsfqx7CMCU2hXk3a_DRN3GAJlvcnWfVZXhRgec6o2EWkiEmeZOPAJypJBlW0Qn85cOVl5mUZzOua3nYwhyvWGIKBxphM_aquatbXlutypzNu8ypty9vMUIiPJ5vbySAEfyo6fjpLcLTqBJF9N--0Q4T5hJum1TPKU9uYO8jb0J57V9hR5zf=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxs7nQCXN9d3xXM_BBUBb86JC_75IbSlXlu5WjszrKtnEXj3sRlnMyFN0ZWK7OhheGrrMwRoUu3ZXOBbwH9sMxgkWv0j8gsqmbcVnSyUcfw4g8IrPLdtVQARG6HyXLyirqJuPtMChDyQ8CYIYXwZAi-KjK623W9WT4Lg9Z8rkSdopbXpEo-nfColCE=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhxs7nQCXN9d3xXM_BBUBb86JC_75IbSlXlu5WjszrKtnEXj3sRlnMyFN0ZWK7OhheGrrMwRoUu3ZXOBbwH9sMxgkWv0j8gsqmbcVnSyUcfw4g8IrPLdtVQARG6HyXLyirqJuPtMChDyQ8CYIYXwZAi-KjK623W9WT4Lg9Z8rkSdopbXpEo-nfColCE=w200-h150" width="200" /></a></div><br /></span></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Some people with their ponies
and traps (not rhyming slang!) stopped at the pub for a pint.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">New Year's Day we’d
planned a family bonfire in a super spot at Lathom on the Leeds &
Liverpool Canal. The area was designated a millennium initiative,
now the thicket is being left to go back to nature. Again, our plans
didn’t come to fruition, as by this time Dale is covid pos, Ada’s
clear & Heather was still pos!!!! So John & I had a nice
time with the fire pit we’d previously rescued from a skip.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We had seen someone living in
the thicket at Lathom earlier in the year, it now appeared the camp
hadn’t been in habited for quite some time. There was no actual
litter there, however, there was a flattened tent, lots of items and
wooden pallets scattered in the woods. We spent New Year's Day
afternoon tidying the area. Luckily, there is a skip for boaters
rubbish nearby and the pallets were perfect for our bonfire.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We were very relived this
electric swing bridge was still working. It appears a rather large
vehicle had hit the barrier & it’s control box. We reported it
to CRT.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><font size="3">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</font></span></style><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /></span></span></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-65373526882525215052021-12-06T15:07:00.000+00:002021-12-06T15:07:44.885+00:00Locked in<p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We are locked in along the
Leeds & Liverpool Canal from Appley Bridge on the outskirts of Wigan to Maghull
a Liverpool suburb, a nice long lock free section. We chose this
stretch to be ‘locked in’, while Canal & River Trust do their
planned maintenance on the locks. Along this stretch there’s easy
access to shops and more importantly 3 regular craft groups. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I had a super birthday, way
back at the end of October. We had planned a trip to Blackpool to see
the lights (my sister calls it the ‘hallucinations’). I thought
Edmund was at work, but he’d arranged with Heather to surprise me
and meet us in the pub for lunch. </span></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I opened my presents on the
train once we’d met up with the Chorley lot.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Edmund stayed for the weekend.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Halsall cutting where they
commence digging the canal more than 200 years ago was lovely with
the autumn colours.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">At one point we had a towpath
canal beside us!!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">I am taking part in a spinning
advent fibre swap, 10g/day through December and a special fibre
blend, such fun.</span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufuq7Ijwsx0PD_2wGaFZCNoN0z2fWhzf8H1P1y3iEjg17VzIthm3D1tvE088VMSmky95W3IgMCOlNEmtkUVyIFJK7aaXTgv_ySITMZgoUeu8xDLyX51C8XPrWisw3xFEtTeplwtCCyJQ/s2048/IMG_3658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhufuq7Ijwsx0PD_2wGaFZCNoN0z2fWhzf8H1P1y3iEjg17VzIthm3D1tvE088VMSmky95W3IgMCOlNEmtkUVyIFJK7aaXTgv_ySITMZgoUeu8xDLyX51C8XPrWisw3xFEtTeplwtCCyJQ/w150-h200/IMG_3658.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA_2En1RqkpWzxmYpMukFvqJw2O6vaVFN9ng7XeBAnBlRNXktjYfhUOtsdzZP-f8ZVOggbOePmfSg_2phel3ZMleCIpy3jIDX0OOYcHUxT99KwkRGWAtf9frVODG19R5sYer0p8jhw8I/s2048/IMG_3650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJA_2En1RqkpWzxmYpMukFvqJw2O6vaVFN9ng7XeBAnBlRNXktjYfhUOtsdzZP-f8ZVOggbOePmfSg_2phel3ZMleCIpy3jIDX0OOYcHUxT99KwkRGWAtf9frVODG19R5sYer0p8jhw8I/w150-h200/IMG_3650.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We were in Liverpool last week, so I could give blood. Although it was a Monday, it was very busy.
The street decorations were lovely.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<p></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Last week, we actually saw an
old lock gate being taken off on the Rufford Branch while we were at the nearby water tap.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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sunrises and a couple of mornings the canal was frozen.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTG1zbM33dz3FDrPlU_WCvHmBxKfxFiwxAwt_X00z04ttRtkkBJ1xa7dFd49UesAzlA_qsOj_I7SwP1ks7NBiK0_2XLlclq6xudDa1CQy90nUNHSb5InyRbkFFTtuaW7EKqwHEU8AvP4/s2048/IMG_3680.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTG1zbM33dz3FDrPlU_WCvHmBxKfxFiwxAwt_X00z04ttRtkkBJ1xa7dFd49UesAzlA_qsOj_I7SwP1ks7NBiK0_2XLlclq6xudDa1CQy90nUNHSb5InyRbkFFTtuaW7EKqwHEU8AvP4/w200-h150/IMG_3680.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqhO8wcJdaytrNsh-TGb4K_lzgb5ftCWsOZa4t4p3Shkyq1kvE8Kgwc1YfZFJD44pMKHdiSH-gkm2OlpqSDtJ8ZAKOAu7gFySkc1esMszoCdsd4FZ8acSLCekd3H0MZKQ79gea_Q25lQ/s2048/IMG_3682.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDqhO8wcJdaytrNsh-TGb4K_lzgb5ftCWsOZa4t4p3Shkyq1kvE8Kgwc1YfZFJD44pMKHdiSH-gkm2OlpqSDtJ8ZAKOAu7gFySkc1esMszoCdsd4FZ8acSLCekd3H0MZKQ79gea_Q25lQ/w200-h150/IMG_3682.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had a fuel delivery from 'Ambush', which made us feel quite tiny!!!! <br /></span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLseHZvPtXc9no814ZgEzJEgpNuj9-QspK0KtuoRluR20YvRfiFNqPCyTx_9yQHdAb19O8iPc0IVsn0slAAm5ssPlH6B8svEW-BoAK9WVua9lozgHeK-xuwH900ZEzAdxSYkV2rukmBc/s2048/IMG_3594.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLseHZvPtXc9no814ZgEzJEgpNuj9-QspK0KtuoRluR20YvRfiFNqPCyTx_9yQHdAb19O8iPc0IVsn0slAAm5ssPlH6B8svEW-BoAK9WVua9lozgHeK-xuwH900ZEzAdxSYkV2rukmBc/w200-h150/IMG_3594.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><font size="3"><span style="font-family: georgia;">p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</span></font></style></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-77471374823034496612021-10-25T17:40:00.000+01:002021-10-25T17:40:56.401+01:00Autumn time<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> It’s been ages since I last blogged, and we’ve gone from super summer to autumn. We are doing
our utmost not to moor under trees, but with breezy weather those
leaves do blow!</span></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG3y6UJk2CxRlvBw5AgJ_ehqbueC_K6mkPwZpgjwaJJCF3AqPhFjqvI0BZOSL-FOEyWao3tQzGnyNrIG1PpgXORgbLlDCQLWIf19ce-9qQj8khjOD0m86JLl1RS58nJDFyH5Bb8LKmI0/s2016/IMG_3486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDG3y6UJk2CxRlvBw5AgJ_ehqbueC_K6mkPwZpgjwaJJCF3AqPhFjqvI0BZOSL-FOEyWao3tQzGnyNrIG1PpgXORgbLlDCQLWIf19ce-9qQj8khjOD0m86JLl1RS58nJDFyH5Bb8LKmI0/w150-h200/IMG_3486.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Nikita came to stay for a week
and her friend came for a few days too. We were moored just below a
pick your own pumpkin farm, so it’d be rude not to.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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colony in a dead tree on the off side of the canal several times. We
took the opportunity to cruise up to it and hover just beside it, so
Nikita could take some photos.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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bees, Heather, Magnus and Hunson strolled beside us.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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making sure the ducks abided by the rules!!!</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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join me for Worldwide Spin in public day.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAttBpr9dn916Ktap3BQ4RWvIaYuNBqnxJ12gv7xQhgyGRTiEaBBttIS9CWAeDWMmhLx9L4eMSqtDAmnIn7RbaFcLju1P99YVFxoS2Q22o4nENpww7pMyMm9TgnsAVPoSYJtJZ5dxJps/s2016/IMG_3419.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAttBpr9dn916Ktap3BQ4RWvIaYuNBqnxJ12gv7xQhgyGRTiEaBBttIS9CWAeDWMmhLx9L4eMSqtDAmnIn7RbaFcLju1P99YVFxoS2Q22o4nENpww7pMyMm9TgnsAVPoSYJtJZ5dxJps/w200-h150/IMG_3419.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">We had a mini wool festival
weekend with our friends Carole & Colin from The Wool Boat. It
was an alternative to the big Yorkshire wool event in Skipton the
same weekend. Luckily there was room for us both to moor outside The
Farmers Arms.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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on the Sunday afternoon the lane was closed as there was a fatal
incident on the near by railway line. I was prepared to wrestle with any
boats that came along wanting to open the swing bridge, as all the
emergency services were using it.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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boat over to Skipton for the wool weekend. We are very relieved we didn't as there was a huge breach in the canal between Blackburn &
Burnley. It’s very likely we’d have got stranded along the 20-mile section that lost all its water. Things are improving now
though, and CRT have dammed either side of the hole and have lots of
pumps and pipes in place, to by-pass the problem. We are grateful to
Colin for letting us use his photos of the breach and fibre festival.</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">
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</span></span><p><style type="text/css"><font size="4"><span style="font-family: georgia;">p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background: transparent }p.western { font-family: "Georgia", serif; font-size: 12pt; so-language: en-GB }p.cjk { font-family: "Noto Serif CJK SC"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: zh-CN }p.ctl { font-family: "Lohit Devanagari"; font-size: 12pt; so-language: hi-IN }</span></font></style></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-65106253978550136522021-09-19T12:34:00.000+01:002021-09-19T12:34:58.646+01:00Hadrian’s Wall<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve spent a week at a
cottage on Kellah Farm, Haltwhistle, a few miles from Hadrian’s
Wall. My sister Samantha, hubby Paul & Blue the boxer asked us to
join them. We’ve never visited the North Pennines and looking at
the Ordnance Survey map there was ‘a lot of nothing’ on the
page!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Haltwhistle has a lovely
station. Sadly, the lovely old signal box has been made redundant and
the new box is a Portakabin</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMFpHqmNMEHitms1aB9beu3Eimc7aeTeXmEkGf_c9HJ5hvCwD36C4_8v_DhA7EHUuErM48ySMkh2LCGhXnzAdHAqJ-cs7tAHL6UaQJtgzn8ZwguYJmuTJFkrsVTme6kph1ds2aDXLAOY/s2016/IMG_3408_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifMFpHqmNMEHitms1aB9beu3Eimc7aeTeXmEkGf_c9HJ5hvCwD36C4_8v_DhA7EHUuErM48ySMkh2LCGhXnzAdHAqJ-cs7tAHL6UaQJtgzn8ZwguYJmuTJFkrsVTme6kph1ds2aDXLAOY/w150-h200/IMG_3408_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUStOALLT012URWrrj-XW3bBNTMxkfG8XKE-Rd51lImZH3omZCTIxR7o9vy68VwfPkOn1tcAdp0JeJGrkrx9ykeprLcCHv922DhuBX6Jyql8-h8lxPnjYNG7ZUM0g3695v7q7ZEg9Do5c/s2016/IMG_3302_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUStOALLT012URWrrj-XW3bBNTMxkfG8XKE-Rd51lImZH3omZCTIxR7o9vy68VwfPkOn1tcAdp0JeJGrkrx9ykeprLcCHv922DhuBX6Jyql8-h8lxPnjYNG7ZUM0g3695v7q7ZEg9Do5c/w200-h150/IMG_3302_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The bridge and the old water
tower were so great to see.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">While we waited for our lift
to the cottage we had a couple of pints in The Black Bull, a tucked
away in a corner, gorgeous pub,</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJmFroDYNFA_m0lO2oLsEkBcL3Qs5mRmvNCQva7mKSS_SJyPnW5BVUwOcOKZbfLWunb5rqRhzCjuPtoWzvgE2CbtqKZ5EheLNV4vsCcTR2Z09XZttAkmz_9Rn49RUYK7hCPBZZk8c6Bg/s2016/IMG_3297_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJmFroDYNFA_m0lO2oLsEkBcL3Qs5mRmvNCQva7mKSS_SJyPnW5BVUwOcOKZbfLWunb5rqRhzCjuPtoWzvgE2CbtqKZ5EheLNV4vsCcTR2Z09XZttAkmz_9Rn49RUYK7hCPBZZk8c6Bg/w200-h150/IMG_3297_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Samantha had arranged for us a ride on the South Tynedale Railway. Sadly, the steam train wasn’t
feeling too well, so we chugged along behind a battery loco.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John just loved looking at the
signal box at our starting point.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">He was thrilled to have a look
in the signal box at Slaggyford the end of the line.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was amazingly quiet <span lang="en-GB">in
our back garden at</span>
the farm, with the occasional ba<span lang="en-GB">a
</span>or
moo.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We guess because this part of
Hadrian’s wall is so remote, it is fairly intact and not been
pilfered for re-use. The views are amazing.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V0ijE9cTW6MOPNyxI9IS-lbpK9pWR1MlJS1DiMCSWp-W9o1kvcae5U1QXDjpbsW_R5KcXG2x-Wa2x1TX2Xp_CcstKDry7tXbJl4uzuTrCNHozCuj29GS0bOAABOem3KKJ-HtoRgcsE0/s2016/IMG_3351_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9V0ijE9cTW6MOPNyxI9IS-lbpK9pWR1MlJS1DiMCSWp-W9o1kvcae5U1QXDjpbsW_R5KcXG2x-Wa2x1TX2Xp_CcstKDry7tXbJl4uzuTrCNHozCuj29GS0bOAABOem3KKJ-HtoRgcsE0/w200-h150/IMG_3351_result.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApR6Xpyck0dKCzkhUMkkV7Ru_n6LeaOdVbzsGtdqVSxskFeRg5Pmi1O4tJGFtYkpIj4aieZ4ls1aOnuuoYGW_7VGDGK7LQHOK69OkCaquQTMybVS9i2u3Jk2tYggi-2a2AgvDTNR2C8M/s2016/IMG_3355_result.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgApR6Xpyck0dKCzkhUMkkV7Ru_n6LeaOdVbzsGtdqVSxskFeRg5Pmi1O4tJGFtYkpIj4aieZ4ls1aOnuuoYGW_7VGDGK7LQHOK69OkCaquQTMybVS9i2u3Jk2tYggi-2a2AgvDTNR2C8M/w200-h150/IMG_3355_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></span>
<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I8xFh5SCnrdHy6WLX33Y5vG8WZg9TA0-kCTYvynFUr2z_u6iqvo_eTR_nSpEO3xeH5t2dJawJWLH1zOtAAclFc-woe8Nq8F-fOfgceRKLd64AWD4XIZSFTavRoKrKhCgnv0xQGEnTL4/s2016/IMG_3344_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_I8xFh5SCnrdHy6WLX33Y5vG8WZg9TA0-kCTYvynFUr2z_u6iqvo_eTR_nSpEO3xeH5t2dJawJWLH1zOtAAclFc-woe8Nq8F-fOfgceRKLd64AWD4XIZSFTavRoKrKhCgnv0xQGEnTL4/w200-h150/IMG_3344_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfCBjfLWBj4VOnPaFgwQqc7KQ6qp2fnOZF3RzL4FQUdlCo_j7LHI4ZWu-lv0gNiYaikfJx4TFK3jQg8ENwl0X6TzKe9qQBLf9M2n3GGlV8xiiv_yFr0_raGWbUTy1tIBgR2KOnJjolBY/s2016/IMG_3346_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYfCBjfLWBj4VOnPaFgwQqc7KQ6qp2fnOZF3RzL4FQUdlCo_j7LHI4ZWu-lv0gNiYaikfJx4TFK3jQg8ENwl0X6TzKe9qQBLf9M2n3GGlV8xiiv_yFr0_raGWbUTy1tIBgR2KOnJjolBY/w200-h150/IMG_3346_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Lambley Viaduct, which is
disused at the moment, could see trains to Haltwhistle along the
South Tynedale Railway.</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’ve walked over many
viaducts, but most were double tracked, this is single track.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pVtGMWqOvQlgqiWgA919j4nZ-ijo_yQDGCYMefhwUcUT-MPFNHhZciAxqjhVI7KArja6or2SwMlpN-fAc_TiV0DexMwmZ9iNuHHbp3Xd8ILEZWJOFNysrhdGz0_sIlROLmQv03b1eVc/s2016/IMG_3381_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6pVtGMWqOvQlgqiWgA919j4nZ-ijo_yQDGCYMefhwUcUT-MPFNHhZciAxqjhVI7KArja6or2SwMlpN-fAc_TiV0DexMwmZ9iNuHHbp3Xd8ILEZWJOFNysrhdGz0_sIlROLmQv03b1eVc/w150-h200/IMG_3381_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqxJSJ6GhtcLQ_6O1O7GbrzPRrM4oDLRUYQ5QdPRHexHtVcdIPEwyGksnumBXymjkQ8OH18O_vDwcba1YfQirAyMsHF2UhZ7wBpzHw2KYnfzVOA7u61trMTiEWsuH0NzQmvPvtIONCZo/s2016/IMG_3386_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqxJSJ6GhtcLQ_6O1O7GbrzPRrM4oDLRUYQ5QdPRHexHtVcdIPEwyGksnumBXymjkQ8OH18O_vDwcba1YfQirAyMsHF2UhZ7wBpzHw2KYnfzVOA7u61trMTiEWsuH0NzQmvPvtIONCZo/w150-h200/IMG_3386_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /> </span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">From under it on the shore of
the River Tyne it looked as if it could blow over in a strong wind.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We left the boat at Fettlers
Wharf Marina while we were away.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Prior to our trip, we spent a
great day in Blackpool for Lance’s birthday.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5eCOrMS5JVGb0HGgSbldKz6BkoapbmqgzKwg2dwwqgvqbiU2Uo6BiLTQTI3rOAgFb9CQRGCrOytuoYorlvlkxDtrGdlU_aXVpajddhdXlpaoWm81F3UHEdu2phHkCRYEPZXeY4Q_gvI/s2016/IMG_3241_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg5eCOrMS5JVGb0HGgSbldKz6BkoapbmqgzKwg2dwwqgvqbiU2Uo6BiLTQTI3rOAgFb9CQRGCrOytuoYorlvlkxDtrGdlU_aXVpajddhdXlpaoWm81F3UHEdu2phHkCRYEPZXeY4Q_gvI/w150-h200/IMG_3241_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRyyXwCHk_piWOJrVZ6BltrviEptyL0_IwutyMg8g6v1BFkdNf0y5vpxMGRIudIbpU6dGyETKA_8NBautxq3O-h6sELuzY3SFqHf8bmApVqQ4nbU4IHoXoE-ltcepwFzav-NzRDbjTlg/s2016/IMG_3249_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRyyXwCHk_piWOJrVZ6BltrviEptyL0_IwutyMg8g6v1BFkdNf0y5vpxMGRIudIbpU6dGyETKA_8NBautxq3O-h6sELuzY3SFqHf8bmApVqQ4nbU4IHoXoE-ltcepwFzav-NzRDbjTlg/w150-h200/IMG_3249_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was thrilled to receive a
certificate & badge for my 75<sup>th</sup>
blood donation.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBlcXVY23An9qYk0Kdjf4bVh8eHsjdvLAPqqjjvSA7cL2CxpOEYotyBp4igxGk2lntJbkldSEypAsx6KZyQt5AHf3DEoDXupXFDZP7IxhStQJZTutr-C8RGt2Nusx5hu3a7-XhVaWqwE/s2016/IMG_3215_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBlcXVY23An9qYk0Kdjf4bVh8eHsjdvLAPqqjjvSA7cL2CxpOEYotyBp4igxGk2lntJbkldSEypAsx6KZyQt5AHf3DEoDXupXFDZP7IxhStQJZTutr-C8RGt2Nusx5hu3a7-XhVaWqwE/w150-h200/IMG_3215_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have been spoiled by the
sunsets over the Lancashire moss since we’ve been home.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAthPFGAx00AnNx1Munwv3uuDA0YoWh09Nqs6YwV7WrNhIhdQjBAvM485Q6Bj4fb86CvTRPqj5nnf8mZClQFM_NRjirr1uv9QoFoXdL9DQlcWypn3V9x0Vpaj3HGZJHf-oGhTaaA71x4/s2016/IMG_3417_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuAthPFGAx00AnNx1Munwv3uuDA0YoWh09Nqs6YwV7WrNhIhdQjBAvM485Q6Bj4fb86CvTRPqj5nnf8mZClQFM_NRjirr1uv9QoFoXdL9DQlcWypn3V9x0Vpaj3HGZJHf-oGhTaaA71x4/w200-h150/IMG_3417_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><p></p>johnthebeerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16323819525214542604noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5937989417239995880.post-80603667070002980722021-08-31T15:59:00.002+01:002021-08-31T15:59:52.882+01:00August Bank Holiday<p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">What a glorious bank holiday
weekend we’ve just had. We opened Jubilee Fibres all three days,
near Rufford Old Hall (NT house). The towpath encompasses the hall’s
circular walk, so we had lots of customers.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvKfuv0VXMsoJKUaCeG6o4DaYatqbXiH0-KdAcRPQD0UxAzCzoHjOX5PQCOyIgxApvgpmMtiAPkImSvVSf2F2RbrE_o5lfRhW_KxdBkEsOOz4HCpqTpGTtiqgNSY6NVMQpuHxoK_QWPY/s2016/IMG_3263_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGvKfuv0VXMsoJKUaCeG6o4DaYatqbXiH0-KdAcRPQD0UxAzCzoHjOX5PQCOyIgxApvgpmMtiAPkImSvVSf2F2RbrE_o5lfRhW_KxdBkEsOOz4HCpqTpGTtiqgNSY6NVMQpuHxoK_QWPY/w200-h150/IMG_3263_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Sunday afternoon we had 9
visitors!! Samantha, my youngest sister was staying with Ada &
Dale, so Heather & her crew came too. It’s so wonderful to be
able to have our big family gatherings in ‘real life’ & not
on the computer.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Out trip to Liverpool seems an
age away. We stayed a few days at Litherland and strolled to Crosby
beach. We’ve never seen the Gormley statues when the tide was in.
It was a lovely sunny day, so the sea water was really warm to paddle
in.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOshtF-5EZ8-KnsgsEbhVVsdK3OvEBokY4_Vl4RLXkEkUvUAnZZolE62KlSorwEMORvxMg_ZSX5Qr9-OXKC18uJTac6CyeqLzgjZtTPoKM1TdAnTes5WAdsueg6zIw8Q7zt5R5p2tMxAY/s2016/IMG_3064_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOshtF-5EZ8-KnsgsEbhVVsdK3OvEBokY4_Vl4RLXkEkUvUAnZZolE62KlSorwEMORvxMg_ZSX5Qr9-OXKC18uJTac6CyeqLzgjZtTPoKM1TdAnTes5WAdsueg6zIw8Q7zt5R5p2tMxAY/w150-h200/IMG_3064_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our next stop was Lydiate as
several boaters had told us how great The Scotch Piper pub was. It’s
thought to be the oldest pub in Lancashire (now in the renamed
Merseyside).</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We celebrated our 39<sup>th</sup>
anniversary there with a massive cheese board.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">The following day there was a
vintage car meet at the pub, so it’d be rude not to go back to see
the cars.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop0KqsdirulDYuh6RqfTRSA_Vwod7CTjjfDDYwynQWrYv17-BOMPZOPbdf-Y2KBOUdHf7wj_FMXV_dphGIicW-wBaCJ-VhY6YHKy6XdZ0kkIL0cckZE7T14cP0yg4oU0V-i5gbwV3r6s/s2016/IMG_3092_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjop0KqsdirulDYuh6RqfTRSA_Vwod7CTjjfDDYwynQWrYv17-BOMPZOPbdf-Y2KBOUdHf7wj_FMXV_dphGIicW-wBaCJ-VhY6YHKy6XdZ0kkIL0cckZE7T14cP0yg4oU0V-i5gbwV3r6s/w200-h150/IMG_3092_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuy5srBlFL65BwIvqm659FU1eEvWRZYOrgrdDpxmcHZ5KmxhyphenhyphenXoWSqe_F_5iPB4Rc7Y4NcCTyYWunuLeAQqR1TBjJ_6Xcd8bvXddFUoZrXHpHXs8LBz_OiNUUR6o_Vl2mnSxKJHq6Cqc/s2016/IMG_3095_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuy5srBlFL65BwIvqm659FU1eEvWRZYOrgrdDpxmcHZ5KmxhyphenhyphenXoWSqe_F_5iPB4Rc7Y4NcCTyYWunuLeAQqR1TBjJ_6Xcd8bvXddFUoZrXHpHXs8LBz_OiNUUR6o_Vl2mnSxKJHq6Cqc/w200-h150/IMG_3095_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">There were lots of huge blackberries where we moored, but they were pretty sour. So, we picked 1.5 kg, made a stock and naturally dyed lots of wool to sell.
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">It’s good to be able to have
the wee ones to stay one at a time (unlike boat school where all 5 of
us were crammed in). Lance came first. We moored close to Fairy Glen,
one of his favourite places, near where they used to live.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPExTpm3-sXZ3mMGZ_KD92fKT5WDkVbVL8eN_yzjTxTZ30fzbpLOTXKt4ScbwkUwExIw56d8juOsvB-o8R2MpLe89Z7f69CWCRhS6jBvR3UALIhmungY1YPPeLX3-tmK5zZbD4Tle3j0w/s2016/IMG_3117_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPExTpm3-sXZ3mMGZ_KD92fKT5WDkVbVL8eN_yzjTxTZ30fzbpLOTXKt4ScbwkUwExIw56d8juOsvB-o8R2MpLe89Z7f69CWCRhS6jBvR3UALIhmungY1YPPeLX3-tmK5zZbD4Tle3j0w/w150-h200/IMG_3117_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /> </span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We’d had lots of rain and
the waterfall & steams were flowing fast.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">We stopped off for a pint on
our way back from the glen and also did some Himalayan balsam
bashing.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">On to Burscough, were our bit
of towpath had lots of cherry-plum & damson trees. Lance made 5lb
jam.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCudXeBLNWz6KkPolR-_xin1C_s5K2BoCZbeUeWeirLApcESh0ppQU4MaZNKm86VgVPj_i0XDGXc1ODnI4hzbcwaQosrI-s2g95__rEltkOy0r1gimHEnIeOkOB8l6SnmynQ9f6QeJufE/s2016/IMG_3130_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCudXeBLNWz6KkPolR-_xin1C_s5K2BoCZbeUeWeirLApcESh0ppQU4MaZNKm86VgVPj_i0XDGXc1ODnI4hzbcwaQosrI-s2g95__rEltkOy0r1gimHEnIeOkOB8l6SnmynQ9f6QeJufE/w150-h200/IMG_3130_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqHKRA9U6m8RrIlnbXY-34S8E_pseAreSCxHzqyl62mCqo8dQddEwWw9CXW9G26pMBv4ioWyixxbDXiRaIwOdJY4oCz280l8Rfa_1HDcFnfPfTeoNMwHgGIFsauIGGH8SVzWUv7IhbcE/s1920/XWIN8552_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqHKRA9U6m8RrIlnbXY-34S8E_pseAreSCxHzqyl62mCqo8dQddEwWw9CXW9G26pMBv4ioWyixxbDXiRaIwOdJY4oCz280l8Rfa_1HDcFnfPfTeoNMwHgGIFsauIGGH8SVzWUv7IhbcE/w113-h200/XWIN8552_result.jpg" width="113" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">He was a great help when nan
walked through the boat with dry mud on her boots, bless him.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUjMT79rU84ZKyro79h7XidMFRRT3KXN06Y92PGWgoZcBXxiVgbIrXp5tegToNoOLu2fCNV-XavTPDuuGKFEE1lW81OIIMfrPioFppcKAZikcIGJzsQdBOeJXYQqos03_mmdxQEvQ32Q/s2016/IMG_3133_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghUjMT79rU84ZKyro79h7XidMFRRT3KXN06Y92PGWgoZcBXxiVgbIrXp5tegToNoOLu2fCNV-XavTPDuuGKFEE1lW81OIIMfrPioFppcKAZikcIGJzsQdBOeJXYQqos03_mmdxQEvQ32Q/w150-h200/IMG_3133_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">He brought a big bag of
Hunson’s fluff, which he drum-carded & we spun into yarn.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qZIeBP2rm8O1S0fMTC0iQKdo2sV5IpOh7eFJ0Y_CeG9hYY3qyrumqQ_fYKHmfnpkGxiaPsjpKU89m5kdckjPIg4bOq0afyKelmKiUWUZ4wiPDRxICHfCyl0_piYNXdS2_RE27MZGW38/s2016/IMG_3136_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qZIeBP2rm8O1S0fMTC0iQKdo2sV5IpOh7eFJ0Y_CeG9hYY3qyrumqQ_fYKHmfnpkGxiaPsjpKU89m5kdckjPIg4bOq0afyKelmKiUWUZ4wiPDRxICHfCyl0_piYNXdS2_RE27MZGW38/w150-h200/IMG_3136_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSvt4d78Np8Rx1Omlvj8Tsb-1dPfv9tcoglawNu9mSp8uvTFDEzkf2V948_P_0kZ7BwK5FBiswSvCDlMe9RITysGNIM9JF-5G9pvBsQN75IOb7ZKexmbSUqaNN8yTjsnmRwAauFKRxao/s2016/IMG_3143_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSvt4d78Np8Rx1Omlvj8Tsb-1dPfv9tcoglawNu9mSp8uvTFDEzkf2V948_P_0kZ7BwK5FBiswSvCDlMe9RITysGNIM9JF-5G9pvBsQN75IOb7ZKexmbSUqaNN8yTjsnmRwAauFKRxao/w200-h150/IMG_3143_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Being such a little lad he’s
ideal to send into the engine bay to grease the stern gland.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ye9hhflypHv2Ye3CUftOuo24dHmA9iz120mB3cpuQg_J9teb8Iuubs-vVkyvH-zrrWE-MPK_iXOQcivfu6V-We4ZCLEvDwlSjg1VFq-6tHYtMAJ-0UzzJYCeGApOBf1sHQm-11E6SMc/s2016/IMG_3138_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Ye9hhflypHv2Ye3CUftOuo24dHmA9iz120mB3cpuQg_J9teb8Iuubs-vVkyvH-zrrWE-MPK_iXOQcivfu6V-We4ZCLEvDwlSjg1VFq-6tHYtMAJ-0UzzJYCeGApOBf1sHQm-11E6SMc/w200-h150/IMG_3138_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">John went to Manchester with
our friend Colin, who’s a reporter for ‘Towpath Talk’, a
monthly publication. Sadly, a boat had sunk in a lock and they went
to watch RCR (the boat RAC) pump out the water and re-float it so the
canal could be re-opened.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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</p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">Magnus’ stay was great fun
too. His favourite part was picking the cherry-plums and
making…...yes, another 5lb of jam.</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk_KnX-JcLanjWH_V0PhZhXC9ihRq769pEjq76Akg1rEMyf1I7iWt-db_PhufDX0T0PvRzNbIB_o_DEeJZTod35HmleDG4YzVt9fvZKp5IjyBDBLsxZBHcEhwa03Z3hluWA8xiHkHZQA/s2016/IMG_3173_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTk_KnX-JcLanjWH_V0PhZhXC9ihRq769pEjq76Akg1rEMyf1I7iWt-db_PhufDX0T0PvRzNbIB_o_DEeJZTod35HmleDG4YzVt9fvZKp5IjyBDBLsxZBHcEhwa03Z3hluWA8xiHkHZQA/w150-h200/IMG_3173_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">He was so eager to help with
boat chores. </span></span>
</p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCUfqe4TwCpb67lyINtCQJstaOrsz8zUlQAnqLisAU4MbSlCIrEnsFFXz4kMttKY_OPIY87mI3qykHWaF7Lj1YJLCrvnimbwW-7iLlPvqDiAHkSOMgmx3FHASrSGL6KJgnB9G6wGxeD8/s2016/IMG_3150_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJCUfqe4TwCpb67lyINtCQJstaOrsz8zUlQAnqLisAU4MbSlCIrEnsFFXz4kMttKY_OPIY87mI3qykHWaF7Lj1YJLCrvnimbwW-7iLlPvqDiAHkSOMgmx3FHASrSGL6KJgnB9G6wGxeD8/w150-h200/IMG_3150_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">He opened the swing bridges,
helped get water and moor the boat. Not only that, but he hammered the mooring pins in
all by himself!!</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ai6VluLQL2-ToNhCBy7vcKa5QA-iET1FzfNbfxpMjOKYqeZZJFHYkYVKquFMbZd06QD6aln7FqRlAibSBNYPR9tVhLEssYt24MtT6OwMz1EBWXpls9kuG0ebI-OwAs3wo9ymxFUgJyw/s2016/IMG_3158_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ai6VluLQL2-ToNhCBy7vcKa5QA-iET1FzfNbfxpMjOKYqeZZJFHYkYVKquFMbZd06QD6aln7FqRlAibSBNYPR9tVhLEssYt24MtT6OwMz1EBWXpls9kuG0ebI-OwAs3wo9ymxFUgJyw/w200-h150/IMG_3158_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm-1AxSITe81VfvzW5C6vGX1J3wV1snHrUh_jI4GNubI64A3YpxLEtcFah3NROxb-U8tVFwK0IvlpLoXXE10iM0RsDAbYkSUxendzz5FehIoxEef0o8GXHJ3ShsGMLok5UtxW4pWUOUg/s2016/IMG_3157_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrm-1AxSITe81VfvzW5C6vGX1J3wV1snHrUh_jI4GNubI64A3YpxLEtcFah3NROxb-U8tVFwK0IvlpLoXXE10iM0RsDAbYkSUxendzz5FehIoxEef0o8GXHJ3ShsGMLok5UtxW4pWUOUg/w150-h200/IMG_3157_result.jpg" width="150" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOinH9x19ErZpugstpSMuYFGpoBVW3VAM8acmmCCJNQ3W9Essty5H3mQJqgv9aARgNgric2O7I8gh08tR_ukMUGoD4-AkBdSVhh4iEl-hsEeQ7b6FeXm8-RH3NInG8KfyyXhEaOAr7opU/s2016/IMG_3160_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOinH9x19ErZpugstpSMuYFGpoBVW3VAM8acmmCCJNQ3W9Essty5H3mQJqgv9aARgNgric2O7I8gh08tR_ukMUGoD4-AkBdSVhh4iEl-hsEeQ7b6FeXm8-RH3NInG8KfyyXhEaOAr7opU/w200-h150/IMG_3160_result.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlblEa8h7ZHU3Toey69ldrUrBqhn_OevuTlLtIIPgawe0bC3I98wX9ZdsrrXltsHey9H3101eB1nt92qd0DUnj3djCzkVlVI8ZR0RHMEV061yD0RvwKGof9ww0dXCPxiQm691aEXsh4A/s2016/IMG_3167_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAlblEa8h7ZHU3Toey69ldrUrBqhn_OevuTlLtIIPgawe0bC3I98wX9ZdsrrXltsHey9H3101eB1nt92qd0DUnj3djCzkVlVI8ZR0RHMEV061yD0RvwKGof9ww0dXCPxiQm691aEXsh4A/w150-h200/IMG_3167_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></div></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span><p></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">He was fascinated by this sign
in someone’s garden!!!</span></span></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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<span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAjUpe9aVkoP7mJKvETTHBSMVvtcRQxE1GGhzZ8vcOKSaBFwaHA7ZgrHGBsZQxlKnmzIz6VxQHAIQ3ciGbOGRLZkn72hkknEw67CXPC2dMBTDgeoeoOoe1dgC1KqgaSyPrE0LYnLYN3U/s1218/IMG_3186_result.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1218" data-original-width="563" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdAjUpe9aVkoP7mJKvETTHBSMVvtcRQxE1GGhzZ8vcOKSaBFwaHA7ZgrHGBsZQxlKnmzIz6VxQHAIQ3ciGbOGRLZkn72hkknEw67CXPC2dMBTDgeoeoOoe1dgC1KqgaSyPrE0LYnLYN3U/s320/IMG_3186_result.png" width="148" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>
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</span></span><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;">
<span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">He enjoyed coming to knit &
natter at the pub, where he French knitted himself a necklace. The
following week at knit & natter I had a very proud nanny moment,
when one of the locals asked where he was and said what a very well-behaved lad he was.</span></span></p><p align="left" class="western" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol7GYaLPFtWXtWjzYVIpm5nubk274ebqpcvFQnWpd3ZkAOo19X5cryjhqtwhtwC6cKyVCdP3Y2Qy7z4tQf1dx7SLS4_evoc3sqA_Q4nEoAGGePVGbtaQ9A1uN7EFz_EQVJpbwtWtoJfg/s2016/IMG_3175_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhol7GYaLPFtWXtWjzYVIpm5nubk274ebqpcvFQnWpd3ZkAOo19X5cryjhqtwhtwC6cKyVCdP3Y2Qy7z4tQf1dx7SLS4_evoc3sqA_Q4nEoAGGePVGbtaQ9A1uN7EFz_EQVJpbwtWtoJfg/w150-h200/IMG_3175_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OsTZnGqjpf9hK_KnPDgSTEzKozdEXQ3GZXbF8FzJfvPx1LVF9c-7yv8MOd2phyphenhyphenDa6gdH-FZoxaOM2nWyXBO0JNScmx0RHhper0W5VnZgultS_yYa4MfXXt6C5Hriub6DaX-lm8aSVgg/s2016/IMG_3176_result.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2016" data-original-width="1512" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OsTZnGqjpf9hK_KnPDgSTEzKozdEXQ3GZXbF8FzJfvPx1LVF9c-7yv8MOd2phyphenhyphenDa6gdH-FZoxaOM2nWyXBO0JNScmx0RHhper0W5VnZgultS_yYa4MfXXt6C5Hriub6DaX-lm8aSVgg/w150-h200/IMG_3176_result.jpg" width="150" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> <br /><br /></span><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: small;">
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