Sept 12

Stratford-upon-Avon. A charming town, but so wrapped up in the touristy stuff about Shakespeare, it is easy to miss the rest of the charm, history, and really great things to see and do. Visited extensively with Nikki and Alan who I met doing the river locks, and we shared some great moments (especially discussing who fell in, and why..- and it wasn’t me!). They also hosted me for a great evening in their boat, and we shared another evening on the town. A great part of canal life is meeting and making new friends.

Am joined this evening by a Vancouver friend, Karen, who will be travelling with me for a few days- checking out to see if I can offer the kind of hosting proposed in the transition year scheme. We hope to continue up the Stratford Canal, and then back towards Braunston, or perhaps another way into Birmingham. We’ll see.

The weather is certainly hints of autumn. The evenings are quite a bit colder, and the weather is much more changeable. Today was really grey and miserable until about 10am, when the sky cleared, and it got warm. This evening is back to the rain.

The forecast is for significantly cooler and wetter, so it is time to fire up the stove, get out the wet weather gear in earnest, and away we go.

 

About Ed Mortimer

I'm a retired school teacher, now living on my Dutch cruiser in France. I'm touring as much of the canals and river systems as I can. This blog describes what I do and where I've been. I did spend 5 years on first a narrowboat, and then this boat, in Britain.
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