Delicious lunch with Pete and Jan in Loughborough at the Siam Cafe. Lovely time, with toasts to the Intrepid Adventurers - or the doddering narrowboaters depending on your interpretation of the last four weeks.
Discovered that our validated car parking ticket was not valid as we had gone over the allocated two hours in the car park. Held up a whole line of traffic trying to get out of Tesco's car park for at least five minutes, (if that is not intrepid I don't know what is!), paid our fees with help from an attendant and went on our way.
Really going to miss Blue Adeline and her crew. We never did have our pemmican stew but perhaps we shall indulge in one on our next adventurous boaty trip.
Blue Adeline's journey finishes here at Pillings Lock Marina, at least temporarily, since she's having her cabin and hull painted by Debbie and the team at Plain Sailing. Lots to do, clearing out the boat and making sure things inside are secure for the trailer out of the water.
We all - Denis, Pete and Jan - had a wonderful time on this our first big narrowboat trip. Lots of laughs, fabulous scenery and wildlife moments, friendly people, surreal experiences and delicious eats. Interesting challenges: wind, current, tunnels, bow-to-bows under bridges and creaking lock machinery. Thanks to our dear (and definitely intrepid) companions Jane and Mike on Romajech. See you back at Sawley and here's to the next time!
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