After arriving at Aylesbury and not knowing if we could moor or not we decided to just go for it and see if anybody says anything to us.
We pulled over on to the pontoons in front of the new building work that is going on around the basin. Once moored up and Molly and Hamish had been walked we decided to have a look around the town.
Four Candles please …Me and Ronnie Barker taking in the sights.
This is what me and my new mate Ronnie were looking at . Its the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre which is right next to our mooring. Ronnie Barker was born in Bedford and started his acting career in 1948 at the Old county theatre in Market Square Aylesbury. .
From the Theatre it is a short walk up through the Arches and into the town.
Its Market day so her ladyship is happy.
What a mess ! . After a couple of days of spending all of my money Carolyn started work on all of the foraging she had done on are way down The Aylesbury arm.
But look at the results . We have 2 jars of Damson jam and 3 jars of Blackberry jam. Just the Ticket.
We have enjoyed our stay in Aylesbury and (Carolyn) spent a shed load of money as she we always do when we visit a big town . Once all the building work has been completed in the basin i am sure it will be a great place to moor for a few days. A lot of people don't bother with Aylesbury because of all of the locks on the arm , but it is well worth the effort as the canal itself is a pleasure to cruise and the town of Aylesbury is an absolute delight to visit.
Tomorrow (Friday) we intend to pull pins early and try and get to Pitstone for the night.
Happy Days