A good day today started with bacon rolls outside the café at
Crinan. A baker walked past with a tray of scones. I told him they looked good
and he told me to take one! So then we had to buy three more for the other crew
members too! Passing through the canal was interesting. It is much narrower
than the Caledonian canal, much more like the Trent
and Mersey! There were lots of locks all with
staff to operate them, but it was still tiring for the crew of Blue Star,
holding and pulling and throwing lines. We finally exited the canal and motored
down Loch Fyne to Tarbert. There was not enough wind to sail, but for most of
the day the rain held off and the sun showed itself frequently!
Joke:
A tramp knocks on the door of an inn known as St. George and
the Dragon. The landlady answers. “Could you give a poor man something to eat?”
asks the tramp.
“No!” yells the woman, slamming the door in his face. A few
minutes later, he knocks again. “Now what do you want?” the woman asks.
“Could I have a few words with George?”
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| Passing through the canal, Roger helming. |
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| Jean-Francois and Joan prepare lines in one of the locks |
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| Tarbert |
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