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Posted on: Tuesday February 7, 2017 at: 6:13 pm

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One of the best things about being out on the canals at this time of year is that there are few others out and about, so we pretty much have them to ourselves.  Against that, one of the worst is the mud (click on the thumbnails for a larger view):

This is by no means the worst (it was a water point where we were filling up), but it is typical of the state of the towpath at this time of year – at least when they are not actually frozen.

Hint – save your cardboard boxes to use as an improvised mat, so that your lovely, new light coloured deck doesn’t get any dirtier:

On the other hand, you get beautiful views like this one from our bedroom window (the bow) just before we set off this morning (note the muddy towpath again):

2 responses to “Mud”

  1. Susan Acton-Campbell says:
    February 10, 2017 at 7:28 pm

    We have a habit of occasionally bursting into song with “It’s Muddy on the Towpath” to the tune of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s “It’s Murder on the Dancefloor”

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  2. Carolyn says:
    February 7, 2017 at 8:35 pm

    View looks so tranquil. XX

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