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At the moment I am caring full time for a family member and when the time comes I will be selling up and living on a narrowboat.I enjoy reading,especially about those living on narrowboats and their daily lives.The tug Nb Resolute in the above picture is NOT mine but is owned by Dave Moore and is something I would aspire to own one day although I am going to look at many boats before I make a decision on the style and interior.Tugs are looking good at the moment but have yet to look around one. My interest in narrowboats started some 47 years ago. As a lad I cycled from Luton to bridge 111 on the G.U.by the Globe to fish and watch the Morton and Clayton boats go by,full of coal with a family on board and always wondered how they kept their balance on the planks that ran above the coal and why the the dogs didnt jump in the canal.That fascination has stayed with me so when I am able I will be there on my narrowboat joining in the great community of boat owners. Find me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/brassiclint or listen to my music site.Use earphones or earplugs depending on your musical taste :) http://blip.fm/Dave_Winter

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Wednesday, 8 August 2012

Little Tring Bridge on the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal

Today on my wanderings I managed to get to another of my old fishing haunts of 45 years ago. I used to cycle to the pumping station at the end of the Wendover Arm of the Grand Union Canal and enjoy the peace and quiet around this lovely part of Marsworth. Now I like brickwork, don't ask me why but I always admire old brick walls and the many colours you get so what a delight to find that the old bridge at the pumping station has been demolished and a magnificent bridge built as an replacement all thanks to the Wendover Arm Trust.http://wendoverarmtrust.co.uk/ Just look at the brickwork in this bridge.


Here are the commemorative plaques on the side of the bridge.


The canal has also been extended past the bridge by a volunteer workforce to which great credit is due.

Moored just before the bridge is NB Mithra enjoying the solitude that I found all those years ago.


On the way back I thought I would have a look to see what narrowboats were moored at Star Tops End,so I parked up in the car park and had a wander.
A shame to see the White Lion pub has closed down and has been for a while now which is happening far too frequently, this was another watering hole in my past.


Walking further up the cut it was nice to see a family enjoying a day out on the school holidays in a narrowboat hired from Grebe Canal Cruises at Pitstone, I wonder if the little girl caught anything, probably more than I used to.


This reminded me I was going to revisit the Waterside Cafe at Pitstone http://www.pitstonewharf.co.uk/ as they were not open the last time I went during February so on the way back to the car park I took a picture of the rear entrance to the Bluebell Tea Rooms.


Arriving at the Waterside cafe I had one and three quarters of an hour to have a bite to eat then get the weekly shop so I could not stay long, so a cup of tea and a slice of apple and almond cake went down well.


This is the view out of the window...


...and the front cover of the menu.


Now I had time to have a quick look outside at the cruise boat the Chiltern Countess.


In the water there were large mirror carp obviously used to being fed from the cafe.

Now I had to dash back to get the weekly shopping.

Well that was my time out from caring for this week next week who knows where.












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