Retirement with No Problem

Yelverton to Elkington, Grand Union Canal, 3.5 miles 0 locks

Gosh it was windy this morning but before we pulled the pins Vic came with me and the girls Lucy and Meg to stretch our legs along the bridleway which leaves from the nearby bridge and goes into the village of Yelvertoft.

I managed to get a nice joint for the weekend from the butcher and a couple of other bits along with a dozen free range eggs..

I was glad that we stopped where we did because just round the corner at the next bridge which takes the Yelvertoft road to West Haddon, there was a huge line of moored boats.  I presumed that these were British Waterways winter moorings.. most of the boats having not only a licence disc but another disc with a large ‘M’ on it denoting a bonafide moorer.  Quite a community it was too!

I was so pleased we have a pram canopy (aka wigwam for whimps) to shelter under as we cruise along.  Those without were brasing themselves against the wind dressed in arctic attire while me and Vic were just in our fleeces.  We could see by our flag that without the screen down we would have had a gale in our faces.. ho hum.

Not far today though as we spotted a nice place just to moor and a quick look at the map showed me that there was some good walking too! ,

Off I went then after lunch…

Making sure that my circular walk of just over 5 miles included the wind behind over the top of the hills!.. In Winwick I passed a very interesting set of gates..

Those lovely spiral staircases.. I wondered if really there should be a couple of sentrys on duty standing to attention at the top!  The brickwork of the towers is running the other way and the gates themselves are tremendous… very nice..

It’s just started to rain, and the light is fading fast.  We shall stoke the fire and enjoy a cosy evening in..