26th/27th June
On Friday, friends George and Carol joined us for dinner out. We'd chosen the restaurant as it was about the only one we could find (and there are plenty in the docks area) that had a vegetarian selection. Shouldn't have bothered however, the food was not good especially the vegetarian stuff! We often have this problem and they tell us good veggie dishes are hard to find in restaurants, someone is missing a trick. And to have a nut roast on the menu mainly of flaked almonds and grated carrot seems positively amateur.
Despite the food, we had a great evening catching up with them and were pleased they had been able to drive an hour from their welsh home to meet us, especially as George is very busy with work at the moment.
Saturday and the docks were alive with new boats coming and going. Up until now we had had no immediate neighbours and there were only two other boats on the pontoon. Saturday was full. Lots of activity all around us and Fosters on the Docks bar and restaurant was thrumming. This is another joy of boating life - sometimes you're in remote peace and quiet with nothing but birdsong and other times in a lively town centre with lots of people and the basin lit up all around you at night.
We had a long chat with our neighbours who have kindly informed us of the Stratford boat festival happening next weekend. We now know we may not find a mooring if we pitch up there at that time, so our schedule has to be adjusted. The towpath telegraph is a wonderful thing.
And it did rain a bit, but not enough for a puddle right up to our middle, so we will come here again.
On Friday, friends George and Carol joined us for dinner out. We'd chosen the restaurant as it was about the only one we could find (and there are plenty in the docks area) that had a vegetarian selection. Shouldn't have bothered however, the food was not good especially the vegetarian stuff! We often have this problem and they tell us good veggie dishes are hard to find in restaurants, someone is missing a trick. And to have a nut roast on the menu mainly of flaked almonds and grated carrot seems positively amateur.
Despite the food, we had a great evening catching up with them and were pleased they had been able to drive an hour from their welsh home to meet us, especially as George is very busy with work at the moment.
Saturday and the docks were alive with new boats coming and going. Up until now we had had no immediate neighbours and there were only two other boats on the pontoon. Saturday was full. Lots of activity all around us and Fosters on the Docks bar and restaurant was thrumming. This is another joy of boating life - sometimes you're in remote peace and quiet with nothing but birdsong and other times in a lively town centre with lots of people and the basin lit up all around you at night.
We had a long chat with our neighbours who have kindly informed us of the Stratford boat festival happening next weekend. We now know we may not find a mooring if we pitch up there at that time, so our schedule has to be adjusted. The towpath telegraph is a wonderful thing.
And it did rain a bit, but not enough for a puddle right up to our middle, so we will come here again.
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