Dilemma....where do we get a new one from and how will we get it to FS? Answer.....Currys! Not only will they deliver but take the old fridge away (at a cost of course) but for us, there is no other alternative. As for where will it be delivered too, well from tomorrow we will be going into the new marina at Campbell Park. Not the cheapest by a long shot but when need must....! A date for Curry's to deliver is Monday and the lovely lady at the marina has given permission for us to go on the service point and await their arrival. In the meantime having a son living so nearby has solved the freezer problems. The offer to use his freezer has been welcomed and tomorrow when we go to visit the family for the first time since lockdown, our fridge will be stripped bare and switched off!
Today we left Cosgrove, a tad before 9 am. After doing the biz at the facilities we descended Cosgrove lock, crept past the long line of moored boats and cruised across the Iron Trunk Aqueduct.
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| Cosgrove lock to the left |
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| Iron Trunk Aqueduct |
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| View crossing the aqueduct. |
Between bridges 71 and 71A is a Train Mural close to Wolverton Station, It was commissioned by the Milton Keynes IWA back in 1982 and was the work of the late Bill Billings. It had been restored and bankside trees and foilage removed in 2018. Hmmm, looks like more bankside work needs doing. Again another casualty of Covid.
Just past Grafton Street aqueduct, we came across this sight. A washing line had also been attached from the bench to a tree. Social distancing on the towpath???? I wouldn't want to walk past that lot!
Finally stopped about a mile from Campbell Park. Chances on getting onto the park side are slim at this time of year and we didn't fancy the overhanging trees on the towpath side. We used to moor at Newlands just after the winding hole but with the new marina not far from there we have no idea if those moorings still exist. Tomorrow we find out!
Todays mooring
This was amazing. A Heron totally unfazed by pushchairs, cyclists or dogs. Oh and the towpath was blocked by yet another broken branch
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| Heron to the left and branch down to the right on the towpath. |
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Several years back I was sitting at a local Staithe, chatting to "Ye Olde Shopkeeper", when I noticed a Heron heading towards us. I was rather surprised until he said "Oh that's Fred (or whatever it's name was) - he comes to be fed every day". He proceeds to take out and open a tin of Pilchards, and starts throwing them at the bird (by now only a few feet away). It caught them all in mid air, and wolfed them down in seconds.
I remembered this when going to meet my sister at a riverside spot just after we were very graciously allowed unlimited travel for exercise earlier this summer. She arrived first, and rang me to say "Be careful coming down the lane as there's a young Heron about". I stopped at a shop and bought a can of tuna chunks (all they had), and when I arrived the bird was still there. I opened the tin and carefully threw a bit over, which it immediately picked it up and swallowed. Naturally the rest was gratefully received, and it seemed a bit miffed when the tin was empty. It wasn't at all bothered by other people, and when the local bobby turned up, happily posed for his pictures!
They may be "Wild" creatures, but quickly learn to adapt - especially if there's food involved, just like the Blackbirds in my garden.
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The fridge has already been ordered, Dave. We did that as soon as we knew we could get a berth at Campbell Wharf.
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