It is most amazing. We have spent the day circumnavigating the most hideous radio/telephone mast construction thingy. It has been on our portside, starboard side, ahead of us and behind us. At one point I swear blind it overtook us. A real blot on the landscape and all the time, needless to say, no Orange. So I have repostioned myself in a pub on the canal about 1 mile from Macclesfield and the Landlord has kindly lent me his laptop (Bombadier 2.70 a pt), So no pictures I am afraid (unless I find some on this that I shouldn't!!)
Happy St George's Day.Today we really have been in England's green and pleasant land. We cannot believe the weather. The sun contiunues to shine. And it is warm. We have meandered through the beautiful countryside. Farms ,hills and then more farms and more hills. More lambs than you can wave a stick at. Even a farmer waved a cheery wave at us at least I think it was a cheery wave. We did the only locks on the Macclesfield, a flight of twelve, in two and a half hours during which time I also managed to clean the boat while POS was doing locks. Her choice but she is getting very good at it!! We are a great team I say. I am not sure she agrees.
Tomorrow we are going to Macclesfield to try our luck with the bus service to Wilmslow. POS wants to visit Adam's (King and Allen) new shop. So the retail therapy may now take place in Footballers Mall in Wilmslow. Perhaps I will find out why it is called the Cobham of the North. I am sure Macclesfield would have represented much better value :-) I see financial ruin looming!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Cleaning the boat whilst POS does the locks .... Mmmm ... Now let me think .... Ah yes. I think that POS needs LOTS of retail therapy to make up for ALL her HARD WORK. Locks are jolly hard work. This is what they always say ... the ladies do the lock gates, open the paddles etc etc whilst the men sit on the stern, beer in hand, smiling ... Yes, definitely, POS needs a credit card to navigate the shops whilst you continue to clean 'Weyward Lady' inside and out. Fair?? Tilly, I'm sure will give encouraging noises from time to time unless you go through another tunnel and she (wisely) takes to her bed. All quite understandable!!
ReplyDeleteA xxxx
Bombardier!!!!!!! I'd rather give up drink that have a pint of that stuff. I thought you only got pylons in Essex? ;-)
ReplyDeleteCyborg, why have you turned very 'Germanic' (hilterlike) for the English day?
ReplyDeleteBeing of the St Andrew's Society though it matters me not, just curious.
Have a guid pint a heavy that'll sort yer pylons me bucko!
Steady Eddie, Wilmslow folk won't take kindly to 'river gypsies'. Give it a wide berth t'were you.
Pylons? Ye gods, has electricity reached that far north already? I trust POS has her bag of beads and shiney objects ready for her retail/battering expedition! And don't turn your backs on the natives . . i believe they call you 'long pigs' and, apparently, you taste like chicken ;-)
ReplyDelete