YELVERTOFT
Jan. 23rd
Mike and Diane joined us this morning for
oatmeal and Bailey’s Cream. If you have never tried it, you should. Dave also
found some triple cream at the market and that adds a lot of richness, as well.
It is creamy goodness either way.
We discussed our options for today and
decided to call David Dare. He had offered to drive out to meet us with
anything we needed. We requested bags of coal and fuel if he was able to make
it out to us. He agreed to meet us. We managed to move a hundred yards closer
to the next bridge to make delivery easier.
Since we weren’t cruising today, we decided
to walk into the nearby village. It was about a 3-mile stroll with Diane power
walking ahead of us. Our hope was to shop at the local deli and grocery that
was highly recommended and maybe find the one and only pub open for business.
We struck out on both. Mondays seem like a popular day of closure for a lot of
businesses in the UK.
We had come upon a fellow walker as we headed into town and when we asked her about the pub and deli in town she corrected us by saying, "It's only a village not a town. We just got a pub, but I don't think it is open today." When asked about the deli she thought it, too, was closed. "It's a Monday." she said as she continued her brisk walk leaving us in her dust. She was so right.
David Dare asked us to check with the boaters on The Squire about ½ mile down the canal from us to see if they needed anything brought to them. Mike and David took the canal tow path route back to our boats while Diane and I walked back along the road. We clocked just over 6 miles of walking!
Before leaving the village, Diane had found a Lavender Cupcake shop on her google maps. We walked in the direction in which we thought it might be and then stopped the local mailwoman and asked her if she knew where it was. She knew the house, but the baker had moved. Cupcakes would have made the trip all worth it.
We talked with her about running low on
food since being stuck in ice for three days. We were really looking forward to a yummy
cupcake (such a healthy choice). Diane commented that we may have to forage for
food. The friendly mail carrier said jokingly,” There’s always rabbits.” “We’ll
need to get a slingshot,” laughed Diane. As we walked away, I think I said
something about Peking Duck.
We stopped at a small stand in front of a
house selling eggs and kindling. No eggs but Diane purchased a bag of kindling,
and we managed to get it secured to her back using her backpack, jacket hood,
and my scarf. “This is what the women of Africa do all the time,” said Diane,
as she carried her burden without complaint.
David Dare did arrive late afternoon with
two bags of coal and 10 gallons of gas for each boat. We have no complaints on
how accommodating and helpful he has been. He had to rush back to the marina to
deal with frozen pipes. The marina bathroom was not functioning which is a real
emergency.
Thankfully, David did find the fixings for meatless
spaghetti and bean and bacon soup which we will dine on tonight. We finished
off our wine, as well, which is even more of a concern. Should have asked David
Dare to bring us a case!
Yesterday a woman walking on the path told us that a stray dog had fallen in the canal just down from us that morning. A man jumped into the canal which was about 4 feet deep and retrieved the frantic pup. The dog was taken home by the gentleman to get warm and dry, and I am sure the same was needed for the hero who saved him.
We were all feeling rather tired from our
long walk today but managed two games of cribbage before calling it a night.
Diane and Dave are within one game of Mike and me. We were in a real slump
last night.
It is now Tuesday, Jan. 24th and
we are planning to break out around 11:00 hoping to make it to Crick which is about
6 miles away. There are groceries to buy and our pub crawl to continue after a
real dry spell.
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