The weather has not been kind to us for the past few days. There has been persistent, heavy rain for at least 48 hours. I don’t recall it raining like that at home – not without any breaks? We decided to stay put on our rural mooring for a couple of days as it’s not much fun cruising in the rain. Went out for Sunday lunch to the local restaurant – what a treat. There were a couple of local families, us and someone playing all the old favourites on an electric guitar. In between serving and cooking, the owner came and did a bit of karaoke. Peter Kay couldn’t have done it better! The meal was excellent and it was a very entertaining way to spend a wet afternoon.
Scenery on this canal is stunning. The surface of the water is often flat and still, showing a full reflection of the trees along the bank. The leaves are just beginning to dry out, they’ve lost that lush, green look, and you can tell that Autumn isn’t far away. There is a huge variety of wildlife – millions of pond skaters, vivid green damsel flies, herons, cormorants, kingfishers, coypu… and we travel slowly enough to be able to watch it all.
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