We headed into the marina, which is just south of Aston Lock, and moored up on their temporary moorings. After taking on gas and coal we were allocated a visitor mooring with an electric hook-up. I had attempted going into our allocated berth stern first but the strong wind made it difficult so I decided bow first. Later on we saw another boat having great trouble just leaving its moorings.
Albert moored at Aston Marina, Stone
The marina has superb facilities. It has a farm shop well-stocked with local produce and a bistro that serves great quality food. We just had to sample both. The bistro was quite busy even on a Monday lunchtime.
Aston Marina Farm Shop
A taxi ride after lunch took us to the station and an hour and a half later we were in Milton Keynes. We will return later in the week and continue our journey south.
