Turn Around Tuesday

It was another great day traveling the Lancaster Canal. We see so many walkers and cyclists using the tow path, but this morning, as we were getting ready to head out, we saw our first person on horseback. The horse came right up to me for a head scratch, and the rider gave Randy a treat for the horse. Randy started the day cleaning dog poop off his hikers. It was not a pleasant task, but he was happy it wasn't horse poop he stepped in. We've rented our narrow boat from Crabtree, and we would highly recommend them. They are a small company with four boats, and last night, three of the four were moored together in Carnforth. All three looked great, and Robert and Mandy really take care of their small fleet. We headed north to the top of the canal in Tewitfield. Just before it comes to the end, there is a winding hole that is used to turn the boat. Turning a 44-foot boat in what looked like a 60 foot wide canal was an interesting move. I tried to film it but I was needed. As usual, Randy did a stellar job. The route to Tewitfield was unbelievable. At times, we had weeds touching both sides of the boat, and we couldn't imagine passing another boat. Once we turned around, we kept south until we reached Lancaster. A nice couple who live aboard a narrow boat helped us find a place to moor. We are with a small group of boats just south of the town center. After securing the boat, we headed into town to find a couple of pubs. We stopped at the Water Witch, a beautiful spot that originally was a stable for the horses that pulled the boats. We decided we wanted to find a pub called Fibber McGhees. We liked the name. We stopped to ask a gent who had stepped out on the street for a puff if we were close and he told us it was closed. He was having a pint at The Penny Bank and said why not come in. It was a great place, the bartender sang Blonde to us, we ran into our bartender from Sundays pub in Galgate and we met a couple from our home town who just moved to Lancaster 10 months ago. We had way too much fun. We are going to explore Lancaster Wednesday and moor in a beautiful wild area called Deep Cutting so thank goodness it will be a short day on the water.Read more