This afternoon our eagerly anticipated adventure began when we picked up our narrow boat from a wharf near Rugby. We are very pleased with our boat and think it has a great name. It is called Erik, which when you understand it is a Vikings Afloat boat, is a most appropriate name we think and we are proud to sail aboard her.
Boating is a very popular bear activity so there is always a big contingent of Bears Unlimited members wanting to come along. Being chief boating bear I, Eddie, am always present. Chelmer is still eager to give his brother Spike and friends a great stay so has brought them all along. You will hear from others here as the week goes on, and as we are so close to the Midlands branch home base, we will be having visitors throughout the week.
We were very pleased to set off in sunshine and, paws crossed, the forecast is good for the next few days. We got into a bit of a traffic jam at the first set of locks when we got stuck behind a couple of boats which were just leaving their hire bases and lacked the locking experience of our Bears Unlimited crew. However, relaxing in the sunshine was no hardship and we had time to take in a few natural sightings such as this swan nesting in some lovely bullrushes. We chugged until 7.00 p.m. and then were lucky to get one of the last moorings in the popular canal village of Braunston. We are just back from a visit to a pub in the village where the food was very good and so was the beer. We happily downed a pint or two of Black Sheep bitter.
There is no doubt about it, we are very contented bears tonight.
(We're posting the next day when we found an internet connection).
Lots of love, Eddie and friends xxx
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