When Helen Legg and I got down to the boat, it was filled with water.
We bailed it out,
and tipped it over.
I built a canopy to keep out some of the rain.
Jonathan Witkins came down with his daughter Emily and friend Sarah. They said they wanted to go out in the boat – even if it was raining. (And it really was)
Actually, Jonathan has been out in my boat before.
When I was back home in the United States, he and his daughter helped test out the boat to make sure that it was seaworthy, and they took it all the way around Icknield Port Loop.
But this was my first time paddling through the loop.
The old warehouses look great in the rain.
And we passed by a nest of goose eggs on the bank.
We decided to stop off to explore the interior of the island that is formed by the loop in the canal.
There is a large empty lot.
And heaps of brick and stone.
It doesn’t look like it here, but the wind was up along the canal.
And for a while, Jonathan got out and pulled us along with a rope.
It was much easier when we made a turn,
and headed in the direction of the wind.
There are many things to see along the way.
And sometimes it feels like a ride at an amusement park.
We tucked the boat away for the night.
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