Village Bus is a bit different to Stoke Golding

Fri 2nd to Sun 4th – Moored Nr Br 19, Ashby Canal
Mon 5th – Nr Br 19 to Stoke Golding, Ashby Canal, 2.5 miles 0 locks

Well as you can see we are traveling along the Ashby Canal with our usual speed!!

Anyway, there is no rush.   But with the short daylight hours now, I am trying to fit everything in.  Walking has been top of the agenda… Here on my way through the lovely village of Higham on the Hill, which is to the east of the Ashby Canal.

Walking through the centre of the village I was very much tickled by the site of a row of seats facing the playground of the primary school there… they looked so odd facing away from the road.. but what a great idea for all the mums and dads to sit a while to maybe chat while they waited for their little ones to quit school for the day….

Talking of that, a trip to Nuneaton today for me on the local bus leaving Stoke Golding, found me in a village atmosphere even on a bus!  After the busy shopping centre of Nuneaton where everyone seemed intent on doing some fairly early Christmas shopping and people rushing about all over the place, very noticeable when living such a slow sedate life on a narrowboat, I caught the local bus back to Stoke Golding.

The large bus station was busy, but when the local bus arrived and I had boarded, all the people on it started chatting to one another.  Being brought up in a large city where people never spoke to one another on a bus, this was very different.  They even started chatting to me, spose they were trying to find out why a stranger in their eyes was on their bus.. Ah but soon they had it out of me.. and then became even more friendly as they all listened to my choice for retirement!

Oh yeah, the coal/diesel boat made a special trip to us on Sunday evening after I had phoned earlier in the week asking for diesel.  A new venture for Ian and Alison, their boat name alludes me at the moment, can’t put my hand on the bit of paper with it on, but he did a good trade with us needing 120 litres and Chas and Ann on NB Moore2Life also needing a good bit.  Price wasn’t too bad either at 49p ltr.. well it’s better than the 54p that Trinity Marina at Hinckley wanted.. Here Moore2Life about to get their fillup…

I think all narrowboats on the Ashby Canal should have the internet.. well the mobile phones don’t have any reception neither our one on Orange or the other one on O2!  But here I am using the internet posting a blog!