We got on
the move again on Saturday morning. As
we went through Warwick we had a couple of locks to go down by the Cape of Good
Hope pub. A boat saw us coming and waited
for us to lock down with them. They were
also liveaboards and seemed to be as mad as us so we had a good chat and laughs
as we locked down together.
This is the
entrance to the Saltisford arm that we investigated on Friday.
Approaching
Leamington we went over the River Avon which is not navigable this far up.
Even though
the canal runs right through Leamington, it is hidden from the townsfolk and visitors. It runs just south of the railway line and parallel
to it in a cutting for a couple of miles.
We moored up
for a while and had a wander around the town which of course is famous for its
baths. It also has plenty of green
spaces making it feel open.
In the
evening we fancied cruising again so spent a couple of hours getting back out
into the country. We passed a boat
called Purple Emperor which is the name of one of my favourite butterflies –
unfortunately we didn’t see any this year.
We moored in
Radford Semele to the east of Leamington.
Poor Buddy had forgotten he had been fed and had already settled down for the
night before we set off for our late cruise.
After mooring up we came indoors and he stood for ages by his food bowl
expecting to be fed.
Sunday
We didn’t
move on Sunday and just went for a long walk.
At one point we found a swing wide enough for both of us but couldn’t get
a picture for obvious reasons. It was
difficult to get any in focus but the best is at the top of this blog
entry. On the walk we managed to pick
enough blackberries for Karen to make a blackberry crumble.
As if by magic we got a fruit cake and blackberry crumble!
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