The frozen canal we woke up to this morning

Well we got up this morning to see the canal is frozen over!  Sun just coming up through some clouds, very pretty.  Ice is not too thick tho’ as we have just had a boat go past us.  We did make it into Measham.  We cycled which was good as it was a couple of miles.  Came back a different way into the village of Snareston and so on top of the tunnel we had previously cruised through.  A week ago today we turned and started to make our way back.  Having a look around Market Bosworth on the way.  Friday saw us back at Hinckley where we went into the marina for a few nights.  There we had a couple of busy day.  Joan and Colin who we met on our cruise in January were visiting their son who lives in Hinckley.  So Friday they came to see us, their first time on board, with son Ian.  Saturday I spent to and fro the laundry catching up on the accumulated pile!  Sunday Joan and Colin came on board again.  This time with not only son Ian but his wife Julie and daughter Becky too.  Then all 7 of us went out for a cruise up to the winding hole and back to the marina.  Surprisingly we all fitted in quite well.  Ian was ‘made up’ as it has long been his dream to travel on a narrow boat.  He often walks their dog on the towpath and chats to boaters.  While we were briefly moored on the towpath his mate jogged by and Ian called out, pretending he had just bought a boat!  We are now back on the main canal, heading north once again to visit Stoke Golding before making another turn to head back to Hinckley.  Yes there is reasoning behind all this toing and froing.  We have decided we like Hinckle Marina and will leave Falcon there while we go to Plymouth, so we are just fitting in distance with plans.  Well having written this we don’t have very good connection here so will have to post later.

Joan and Colin visited us on Friday and again on Sunday