Well we left Skipton and went as far as a place called Bradley.  There is now another great hostelry for our list of favourites.  The Slaters Arms.  Nice people, dog lovers, beautiful pub and on Wednesday we are going to try the food.

We are hanging around here a bit, so that we can catch up with Chris and Mike, next Sunday, before we head off to Leeds. 

Anyway at Bradley, Mick couldn’t get a signal for the footy, and some old boy walking by with is old dog, and his collie ( sorry, not funny), said to Mick that “ It could be summat to do wi’ yonder ‘ill. “.  Yep. So Mick had to watch it on the computer, so not so bad.

So after a lovely long walk up “yonder ‘ill”, and trying to get my leg over dry stone walls, and then passing by The Slaters, we arrived back at Trundle and decided to come back towards  Gargrave for a few days.

We had company through the swing bridges, with a day hire boat. They had visiting family from Australia with them, and the 2 children were very engaging and talkative, which I like in kids. Anyway, when I found out what the little boys name was, I just had to take a pic.   FINLAY, his sister Ellie, and our FINLAY. !!!   he enjoyed them as they threw his tennis ball for him.

Lovely mooring, listening to curlews, oyster catchers, sheep, cows and one particular cow that hates narrowboats.  When it saw us moored up, we thought it was going to come through the fence, and what a racket. It wasn’t a nice MOOOO.  It sounded more like it had stomach ache or more appropriately wind. !!!

Mick watched footy, and I watched the birds and then this hire boat passed by.  I called out “ Isn’;t it a lovely evening?” and the reply came back  “   Senk you,  end thee sem to you “    EH ? I think they were germans. …………….and I didn’t mention the war. !

Tomorrow back to Skipton, water up and de-rubbish and then back to Bradley and The Slaters Arms.  Yippeeeee.

 a curlew

 theres a lot of this going on at the moment, thankfully we are down wind.  although come to think of it I did feel a spot or two of rain.  or was it ?

 the white building is the pub,

 Trundle

 

 View of the Aire valley from The Slaters Arms

  Mine host giving all the labbies a treat, and Finlay got one, as well.

 We walked to the top of this 'ill.

 How are we gpoing to get over this ?

 Lovely walk.

 mmmm Beer, mmmmm

 These three old gits look like they have been to the pub, as well. !  Sue Saunders:   these are puppets, they are not REAL. OK ?

 FINLAY, Ellie and......FINLAY

 Mick took this.