Part 1 - Chapter 4

Hare and Tortoise clock at the Clocktowers shopping centre.

"This old-style little Bubble stove burns a steady, small dribble of diesel oil

 and heats three radiators and the water in the hot tank"

"...marinas can be rather exposed, and the entrance or exit of many of them is only one boat's width."

"Our 3G antenna mast is the tallest in the marina. Just ask Jenny, the marina manager,

who used to complain about it when we weren't around."

"The sky was blue, there wasn't a cloud in the sky, the water was still, and the countryside beautiful." 

"We glided effortlessly through an almost deserted world..."

It looks as if this boat's been there for years. In a field!

"I had more kingfisher sightings in those two days than in all of the

previous years' canal holidays put together."

[ We've seen dozens of these tricksy little birds,

but I've never managed to get a decent photo of one.

This shot was taken by one Andrew Steele.

See all of his wonderful nature photos at

www.flickr.com/photos/andrewsteele ]

Back at the marina.

Views from our mooring.

Not Photoshopped, honest!

Looking around the marina.

"It'd been set back about 6", from the front edge of the unit, too. It was almost unusable."

"...if ever we had to get rid of it and replace it, we wouldn't be able to get it out of the shower room door into the corridor outside. And the corridor would be too narrow for it anyway."

"Nome and Steve must have discerned our need for a bit of exercise,
and we went for a walk together. The view from the top of nearby Cracks Hill was superb,
and the walk did us a lot of good."

Yelvertoft village.

A former pub.

"...a beautiful Tudor manor which was a family home for 400 years, with grounds

that must be wonderful in season, and a fascinating interior."

"One fabric design in two colours. Gold blinds at all the windows, gold floor cushions

in the saloon, and claret seats and cushions in the dinette."

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