On through the margins of Milton Keynes this morning, where the newer canalside development is impressive but low in local character - this lot looks smart but could be anywhere: London, Birmingham, Leamington, Rugby - they can all show you stuff like this. I wouldn't struggle too much if I had to live somewhere like this, though.
At Cosgrove we stoped for lunch just after the lock, mooring opposite the pub and crossing through the horse tunnel to go under the canal; those old canal builders went to significant trouble to make sure that boaters could take their horse to the pub with them.
Then on to Stoke Bruerne in yet hotter weather - I think every day this week has been the hottest one of the year so far. We thought of taking a tea-time break to look around the canal centre there, then cooling off with a passage through Blisworth Tunnel before we stopped for the night. But the new(ish) Indian restaurant at the top lock got the better of us; we moored up, got a takeaway, opened all the doors and windows again and ate on board so as not to roast Annie the dog. We've seen lots of funny, not-so-funny and plain bizarre boat names this trip but this one has me bewildered:
This one makes a bit more sense:
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Apparently Moose Drool is an American beer.
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