Hi folks,
Just like to tell you about our day out last Saturday. We were supposed to be heading for the woods for a night out but due to one thing and another this wasn't going to happen, so not wanting to waste our passouts from the ladies completely we headed down to our nearest canal for a paddle in the canoes.
Turned out to be a really pleasant day with little wind and bright sunshine. We saw a good deal of wildlife as we mooched along. The whole of the canal is a SSSI so always has plenty to see.
For ages now it seems, I've only paddled short trips here, either due to time or small children. So we took advantage and paddled all the way to the lock which connects canal to river and had our picnic lunch there. As it turned out it was one of the only reasoable spots anyway due to the flooding
Bannock and burger a filling lunch. Kept me going and staved off the grumbly tummy!!
We saw kingfisher and barn owl, a nice large flock of lapwings, the usual swan and plenty of geese. While at times it was hard to know where the canal was in the flood waters.
The still air was unusual for the area, we often taken advantage of makeshift sails while on this canal, but for this paddle the calmness offered some good reflections.
All in all, a great day! So good that I received a text message from Rich earlier this week to say that he now had to explain to his wife that he'd just ordered a canoe! I understand the negotiations went well and he's not sleeping in the shed, but really looking forward to the new arrival!
Thanks for looking, full story available on my blog.
Al
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