Day - Sunday
Start - Bancroft Basin, Stratford on Avon
End - Lowsenford
We heard Dave and Jane leave at about 8 this morning, but it was 9-15
before we had seen our guests on their way and untied from the executant
finger moorings.
We timed it perfectly, as we left the basin two boats lock up of which
at least one continued up the Stratford canal behind us and after leaving
the first lock we met a boat coming down who had set the first flight
in our favour.
The day went quite well as we met a steady stream of boats all day and
we probably had more locks with us then against us.As we approached Wotton
Wawen aqueduct I got my camera ready to photograph the BW sigh that
indicated the aqueduct is a 24 hour mooring and Magic decided it would
be a good moment to try and catch a fly and fall straight off the back
of the rear deck into the canal, he swam straight to the bank, realised
that we had continued on so swam along to join us before being persuaded
to swim back to the bank and wait for me to come along side.This was
easier said than done as it was somewhat shallow. Once he was back
onboard and getting rubbed down I was able to think again about my
photograph of the signs. Just beyond Wotton Wawen basin there is a
somewhat aggressive swan who has a nest on the offside bank, he took a
complete dislike to Magic and we had to put him below. We carried on to
Lowsenford where "Willy Noname" was moored opposite the"Fleur de Lys"
pub, so we nosed in just in front of him. After a short chat we decided
that we would eat together at the pub, so Diana and I wandered round to
book a table only to be told that the Kitchen had closed for the day
because tomorrow they are having a "Management Change" so we will have
to wait until our next trip down here to find out what he "New Management"
is like. The result tonight is we are all eating onboard our boats and
having a drink together later.
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Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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