Just before bed last night there was snow on the rooftops but waking today was cold and clear, not a snowflake in sight. A brisk walk to the park we visited yesterday enabled us to bring a good stash of wood back to the boat. As R set about chopping, I decided to walk along the towpath to check out the Milton Keynes Marina. Having estimated a round trip of an hour, I found myself being rung by R nearly two hours later – think he was worried I had slipped off the muddy towpath into the canal! It was just longer than I thought. My very muddy boats needed a clean so I left them in a strategic position on the boat and sure enough R found them and muttered a lot, but very kindly sorted them for me. I was wrapped up in a conversation with my sister-in-law who I hadn’t spoken to since before Christmas – that was far more engaging than a pair of muddy boots!
MK does impress me with its landscaping. We lived here for a year over 30 years ago and the tree lined roads are now much more mature, the parks, lakes and open spaces enjoyed by so many on their daily walks.
Just along from us is the Red Lion pub where we enjoyed a pint back in November when pubs could serve drinks outside. Sadly now it is shut but I remembered it had a map of the British Waterways outside so I took a photo to show you our route to date, which started on the GUC at Braunston, down to south of Watford and now we are returning up the GUC.
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