Today was a wonderful sunny day for cruising the
canal.
Paul helped a bit on a few of the locks and he and Mary walked a good bit of the tow paths along the canal.
There were lots of boats along the canal including many that looked like they were permanently residences.
We stopped at the little village of Kintbury for lunch. Since David works the locks and also cooks the meals there is usually a nice break for meals so he can get his gourmet creations together and on the table. While he cooked we were able to take a walk through the village.
After lunch we were off again at a relaxing snails pace.
Every so often there would be a very wide spot in the canal with a sign indicated that it was a "winding hole" (pronounced wind as in moving air, not as in "winding" a watch). David explained that one end of the boat would be tied to the bank and the wind would blow the boat around (for a u-turn). Hence the name "winding hole".
As we left Kintbury we passed the Olde Vicarage, a particularly pretty building with lovely gardens right along the canal.
This section of the canal also had some pleasure boats that were towed along the tow path by horses, just as they used to do it 200 years ago. However, we didn't see any in operation.
End of the day we tied up in Hungerford, another quaint village...
with another quaint church, Parish Church of St. Lawrence.
We find we are eating constantly, just like on a large
cruise ship. We have breakfast around
8:00, cookies and tea around 11:00, lunch at 1:30, tea and cake around 4:30 and
dinner around 7:30. I don’t know when
they have time to cook but the cookies and cakes are always fresh and homemade
in the tiny galley and all of the food is divine.
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| The "garden" on the Wessex Rose. |
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| Mary enjoying the view from the top deck. |
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| John (another guest), Karen (pilot and cookie maker extraordinaire), Jim and Phyllis |
Paul helped a bit on a few of the locks and he and Mary walked a good bit of the tow paths along the canal.
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There were lots of boats along the canal including many that looked like they were permanently residences.
We stopped at the little village of Kintbury for lunch. Since David works the locks and also cooks the meals there is usually a nice break for meals so he can get his gourmet creations together and on the table. While he cooked we were able to take a walk through the village.
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| St. Mary the Virgin's Church, Kintbury |
After lunch we were off again at a relaxing snails pace.
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| Rosemond and Phyllis enjoying the cruise. |
As we left Kintbury we passed the Olde Vicarage, a particularly pretty building with lovely gardens right along the canal.
This section of the canal also had some pleasure boats that were towed along the tow path by horses, just as they used to do it 200 years ago. However, we didn't see any in operation.
End of the day we tied up in Hungerford, another quaint village...
with another quaint church, Parish Church of St. Lawrence.
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