Saturday 22nd December 2018



We had breakfast in bed and then went back to sleep. Harvey had had a bit of a walk so he allowed it.

Brenda had a busy morning. She prepared the dinner of lamb shanks and set them on top of the stove to slow cook. Harvey was then groomed and I had my haircut sitting in the rear end. Must have given a lot of people a laugh. This is a very popular spot for feeding the ducks, there is a steady procession of cars arriving and there must be a hundred ducks here.

Two boats that we know of, have passed by today. One thing about this canal, or is it the time of year, is the lack of moving boats. In the last five or six previous days we have not seen any.

For a population of less than 2,000 people, Stoke Golding supports 3 pubs and a club. We like the place already!

We walked up to the furthest pub, the George and Dragon, intending to sample each one on the way back. However, the beer was really good and they had mild, we fell into company with a few of the locals and never moved on. Apparently one of the other pubs is a music pub which we did notice on the way home, and the other has not long been taken over and keeps strange hours. This pub was actually closed when we passed on the way back, at 5:30 on a Saturday evening.

We could smell our dinner cooking long before we got back to the boat. It had cooked while we were out and must rank amongst one of the best, tastiest meals we have had on board.



Weather: a mild pleasant day.



   




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