Balloon over Aston Marina
On Friday we headed south and moored up at Burston. It is a lovely little hamlet with a mill pond and a good pub, the Greyhound. We went exploring the village; the hedgerows were abundant and quite a picture.
Moored at Burston
Burston Millpond (being repaired)
Whilst we were moored up at Burston, NB No Problem with Sue and Vic arrived and we had a good chat. As we talked we heard the unmistakable sounds of a Bollinder coming down the canal from Stone. It was NB Spey, one of the former Thomas Clayton tar boats.
NB No Problem with NB Spey passing
NB Spey heading south
That night we returned to Aston to have meal at The Bistro with Maggie's brother and sister-in-law. We so enjoyed the trip we repeated it on Saturday with our friends Anne and Edward Winter who drove over from Sheffield.
Cattle cooling-off in the canal
Swan family at Aston Marina, cygnets being fed grass
On Sunday we returned home by rail. Unfortunately the journey was disrupted when the train arrived at Rugby. The driver, who was due to take the London Midland train on to Euston, failed to turn up for work! We had to swap to another train, half-an-hour later, which was full. We felt a bit sorry for the poor guard who was left to pick up the pieces with no obvious way of returning to Crewe.
Evening panorama at Aston Marina
