A Favourite author lives here. HE wrote " Fatherland"" Imperium" etc.  

 "Who let the cows out? who?who?"

 This bloke lost rudder steerage, so Canal Rescue came out with a large paddle to get him along the canal.

 Jim the Scot loses a penny at the lock !!!!!!! actually there was something in the water stopping us from closing the gate.  Oooo I am such a fibber.  He DID lose a penny at the lock. !!!

 The canal begins to have some pretty views.

 Sun, lets sun bathe.

 

Had an enjoyable(NOT) night at Kintbury, close to the railway, there was a train at midnight, 2am, zzzz 3.30am, 4am .  Yawn. >>>>>>>>>>

Wet journey to Hungerford, actioned another self pump out( this is saving us anywhere from £15 - £25 per poop out.). at the sanitary station.  Impressive. Quite a nice town, loads of antique shops.

 

Friday ,onto Great Bedwyn for 48 hours.  and now we start to see the first of the liveaboards with their wheel barrows on the top of boats.  Some are very nice, and some not. The not so nice ones, have multiple dogs that they let crap everywhere. 

 

Our morning walk, and Finlay came across 2 pot belly pigs on the driveway of a house .  They were intent on snuffling up their grub( which looked like bird seed), but it enabled Fin to have a bit of a wary sniff.  I found  a cricket pitch for Mick, and there is a game, sorry match at 1pm.  Then at 3pm-5pm, we are off to church, for tea and home made cakes. then this evening, we may wander to the pub, for a beer and some music.  Sat night = Jazz and Blues. YEAH, Man. ! COOOOL !

 

Boat jobs done and its sunny,with

a cool breeze.  hey ho.

   Oooooh and my chum Rita, has bought me some lovely flip flops. I am still wearing the ones that we bought together in Berkhampstead a few years ago, and they are a bit manky now.  What a nice friend. You had better come and see us at Christmas, then !!!!!!!  X

 

Had a chit chat with a skipper of  a trip boat, who has given us loads of ideas and things to do and see when we get to Devizes.  The big shire horses still deliver ale to the pubs here, and in the afternoons, one may go along to the stables to have a closer look at them.

Scooby has told us to do the brewery tour,  We didn't need much persuading for that. !