wine, bags and ducks

Well some of you may know that we arrived in UK with 20 x 5 litre wine boxes @ approx £7 per box and guess what..................................... they have all gone !!! The very last box that we opened with the Venis family was pronounced " corked" or Gorn Orf, so that was dumped at the rubbish point. So we are now buying the expensive stuff( to us) at £13 per box.for 3 litre

oooerrr. I shall just have to drink more gin. !!!!!

I promised you a picture of Micks new bag ( no rude comments from certain quarters) and here it is ..... what the hand thing is all about is anybodies guess.

Perhaps he requires a second bag .

Anyway this Tesco was at Leighton Buzzard, and fantastic it is too. smack bang by the side of the canal, along with an Aldi and a Homebase.

Views here are great. I asked some scaffolders who were watching me do the lock work. " is that The Chilterns over there?"

" errr don't know, darlin'. could be, nice aint' they?" Hmmm. Yes they are The Chilterns and very pretty.

FTBT - 1. A brand new ball, BRAND NEW!,went rolling down a thorn-infested gulley. Daft dog.

Can anyone remember the count? or do I have to get the bag out and actually count them.

Heres a pic of last nights mooring . Just after lock 34 seabrook.

So on towards Aylesbury. We turned down the arm and how pretty it is. Just after the staircase locks, and at the next lock, there is a house and garden that is a feast for the eyes. I complimented the lady, as she was pottering about. The pics I took didn't come out well, so will try on the way back up .

So we were getting well down the locks. 16 in all and I had informed Mick that I would not feel like cooking tonight so how about fish n chips. but better still we found a wetherspoons( always think of Scooby and Rita when we see these, can;t think why !). I digress.

We came towards a lock, to the left was Granny and Grandad and the kids fishing, and this almighty racket of ducks quacking.We couldn't see them though. Got to the lock, Mum-Duck was on the side( quite frantic) and all the kids( teenagers now) were stuck in the lock, They still can't fly at the moment, so could only get out when a boat came along. The grandma said " Oh thank goodness, we have listened to that for the last 2 hours!!" So as I opened the paddles, they had a short lesson in white water sailing, and then as it rose they slid through the top of the gate

So tonight we are down in Aylesbury Basin, snuggled up with the Aylesbury Canal Society, what a nice bunch of people. We have been slipped into one of their moorings, we have water and leccy, and have been shown all the amenities( whashing machine, tumble dryer , phone etc) and for anyone reading this from Spain. NO I do not need to tumble dry, as it has been hot and sunny and is to continue for a few days so Nah Nah Nee Nah Nah. !!!!

Have a nice week-end all. and by the way Gerry and Pauline on Dash. I haven';t recd an email yet? Are you back out yet ?

Sorry to the Canadians Bruce and Chris and our chums from Yorkshire Chris and Mike. It doesn't look like we will get to meet up, which is sad, as we are too far south now.

Have a great time. We will be thinking of you. X