Hi Simon what a great photo of the finger post describing distance in terms of locks rather than miles - if one wanted a hard job then the life of a bargee would take some beating! Glyn Walker explained the cabin set up of a narrow boat to me when I visited the boatyard during the communion furniture phase of the refurbishment. Compact and bijou wasn't in it! Glad that you survived your encounter with the 'beefs' (start calling you Rowdy Yates from 'Rawhide'. Don't worry: you're too young to remember it.......)and also your balancing act on the tree trunks. I find talk of Platypus bladders somewhat unnerving but I'm sure that it's all quite innocent? Long may your bladder not leak, if I might say so.... Wish that you'd picked up that nice blue mug at the Yorkshire Grey - my work mug slipped off my nerveless finger in the kitchen this morning and narrowly missed the cat before cracking right down the middle on the tiled floor! Anyway, have a good evening and, hopefully, a nice meal somewhere.
I'm a 46 year old husband, father of two and vicar in the parish of Oadby, Leicestershire. Between Easter and Pentecost in 2009 I walked home from Paris to Oadby - a peculiar kind of pilgrimage.
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Walking Home 2009
The route was 540 miles, from Paris where Jennifer and I honeymooned in 1986, to Oadby where I live and work today. It's a bit wiggly because friends, family, significant places and affordable accomodation don't fall on a straight line. Click here for a larger view.
Hi Simon
ReplyDeletewhat a great photo of the finger post describing distance in terms of locks rather than miles - if one wanted a hard job then the life of a bargee would take some beating! Glyn Walker explained the cabin set up of a narrow boat to me when I visited the boatyard during the communion furniture phase of the refurbishment. Compact and bijou wasn't in it!
Glad that you survived your encounter with the 'beefs' (start calling you Rowdy Yates from 'Rawhide'. Don't worry: you're too young to remember it.......)and also your balancing act on the tree trunks. I find talk of Platypus bladders somewhat unnerving but I'm sure that it's all quite innocent? Long may your bladder not leak, if I might say so....
Wish that you'd picked up that nice blue mug at the Yorkshire Grey - my work mug slipped off my nerveless finger in the kitchen this morning and narrowly missed the cat before cracking right down the middle on the tiled floor!
Anyway, have a good evening and, hopefully, a nice meal somewhere.
C & A.