Honey Street and All Cannings then back to Pewsey

Honey Street to Pewsey, Kennet & Avon Canal, 9 miles 0 locks

I really enjoyed my pint out last night in the Barge Inn at Honey Street. This is one of my most favourite pubs on the whole system, and Lucy loves it too, they always have a great welcome for her when we visit.. she just simply loves going out in the evening, just as much as I do I think!

Well what a contrast to yesterday.. After the heavy rain last night we woke to a georgous day, not a cloud in the sky, so after breakfast it was off out with Lucy, and along with Ann and jack russell Molly we set off across the fields...

This is a white horse carved out of the chalk in 1812. It is a copy of the one at Cherhill, in fact there are 13 of these white horses in Wiltshire, 8 of them are visible, the others having disappeard under he turf. There is a very interesting page called the wiltshire white horses which has a link to each of them.

After a bite to eat at lunch time we pulled the pins and headed west saying goodbye to Honey Street for now.. We had to go west for 2 and half miles to be able to turn back to Pewsey, there isn't anywhere before that to get No Problem turned.

It was after the swing bridge the turning point and Chas and Ann held it open while we turned and went back through. They are continuing, on their narrowboat Moore2Life, to Devizes Marina to have some work done. We turned back to Pewsey because I am off to London tomorrow to see Sound of Music at the London Palladium with daughter Wendie and granddaughter Kiera. There is a train from Pewsey directly to Paddington station.. I just can't wait, it is going to be a great day out!

The leaves are nearly all off the trees now, but in some sheltered places there are still some superb autumnal scenes such as this one near Ladies Bridge, this in complete contrast to yesterdays picture of much the same place on a rainy winters day...

Arrivng back at Pewsey there was no room at all on the visitor moorings, and we had to moor once again beside a very muddy towpath. One thing did make me angry tonight too is that there is a British Waterways sign saying "Winter Mooring", naming the boat and the length.. just past the visitor moorings, so we had to leave that free and moor further away, but the boat named on the sign is actually moored on the visitor moorings proper.. tis no wonder we can't get into these village moorings along the canal!

So we had to do an extra 5 miles today than the direct route from Honey Street, that was fine though the weather was lovely and I managed to have time to bake a loaf of bread on the way.. making some soup too when we moored up.. well I have to keep Vic well looked after while I enjoy my day trip!