Adrian and family.

Saturday 30th June, 2012 in Hungerford.
A quiet morning writing various birthday/anniversary cards, then walking up the High Street to post them. The sun came out, so we walked up the towpath to reconnoitre Marsh Lock about a mile up the canal; it's unusual in that there is a swing bridge that sits right across the middle of the lock. You can easily get into the lock when it's empty, but you have to open the swing bridge before you fill the lock or the boat will hit the bridge above!  Apparently, this is unique on the Kennet & Avon and very rare elsewhere on the waterways.
In the late afternoon, Adrian arrived with Alex, Sandra and her daughter Sarah. They had all been to Stonehenge and dropped by on their way home; it was lovely to see them.

They had not had lunch, so we all went out to have an early supper. Unfortunately the "Tutti Pole" was just closing, so we walked up to the "Three Swans", a charming old hotel in the High Street that the guide books said served the best fish and chips in town. We loved the notice outside their door:-

The food and service was excellent and R was very happy that the waitresses were all young and pretty! M, who had the fish and chips, agreed with the guide book's opinion. Little Alex was disappointed that there wasn't time to take the boat for a trip afterwards but we are hoping that they will all come back again soon.
Today: Just 2.0 hours running to charge the batteries (Total: 234.2 hours).