Lockdown day 48 - Revisit this day, May 8th 2016 - back after a long cruise

On that particular day, we'd been back for a week after a six-week cruise down through London, via Paddington Basin...

and Limehouse Basin...

then onto the Lea and Stort Navigations to Hertford...

and Bishops Stortford...

It was wonderful, one of my favourite journeys.

Back on the marina on May 8th, the weather was great and the atmosphere was holiday-like.

There's some serious DIY in progress here.

Boats were on the move...

and the skies were as amazing as usual.

This year, as then, swallows have returned to the marina, flying low over the pond late in the afternoon and catching the myriad newly-hatched flies. It's amusing to see how the experts catch each fly with just the tiniest of touches to the surface of the water, while beginners sometimes miss, make a great splash or catch a seed fairy in their beaks instead.

(photo from Unsplash.com - my camera's just not that good!)

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Lockdown day 30 - Rediscover this day, April 22nd, 2016

On this day four years ago, we were on the return journey to Yelvertoft, having been down through London via Paddington and Limehouse Basins, and and onto the Lea and Stort navigation, turning at Hertford on the Lea and Bishops Stortford on the Stort. We'd been out since 17th March, and had a brilliant time.

These photos follow our passage through Berkhamsted, a favourite mooring of ours.

The Rising Sun, Berko.

 This fella lives here, has done for years. We see him every time we go through. He's very tame.

FREE house great BEER welcome INSIDE

And on this day, April 22nd  2020...

Cows and trees, two of my favourite things!

"Paint the gaps" indeed!

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I was chuffed to hear yesterday from Janet Richardson, the editor of Towpath Talk magazine (The UK's Number ONE read for all waterways users), that a review of my latest book is to be appear in their June edition. She kindly agreed to me using it in advance of that.

Take a look and buy it from Kindle Books HERE!

£2.50 - That's cheaper than a pint, and it lasts longer!

(Readable on all devices)

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