Snarestone.

Well, we can say we have been to the end of the Ashby canal and we are now moored facing the way we came just after/before the tunnel. Yesterday after we had moored up Betty and I in our infinate wisdom decided to WALK to Measham . Now this is not something I would recommend as the road is very fast and there are no pavements. We did come across a foot path which took us up hill and down dale but kept us off of the road. By the time we got to Measham (in about 45 mins) we were wet as it started to rain half way through our journey. There is a small Tesco express here and a small co-op and the usual newsagents etc. We knew there was a bus that went from Snarestone so we found the bus stop with a timetable and it told us we had about an hour and a half's wait so we popped into the pub (like you do) for a soft drink. We had just settled down when Betty decided to check on her Smart phone for the bus times and it told her that the next bus was due at 3.11 time at that point was 3.05 so we quickly downed our drinks and hot foot it to the bus stop, checked the timetable and found that it was printed in 2007 so just a tad out of date. Anyway the bus arrived on time and we returned to Snarestone via the scenic route and when we got off everyone on the bus said cheerio how friendly was that.

Today as the weather was pants windy and very grey we all decided to go to Ashby-de-la Zouch. After much deliberation and checking on the internet we arrived outside the Globe pub to wait. Betty said the bus was due at 10.25 I thought is was due at 10.16, sure enough a bus going in the opposite direction arrived at 10.16 and then promptly arrived back at 10.25 so your guess is as good as mine who was right. Once again everyone said hello and the driver asked us if we were on a boat on in a caravan.( There is a caravan club site at the back of the pub). It only took about 20 minutes to get to Ashby and it is a pleasant little town not too much going on but we had lunch out and then caught the 1 o'clock bus back having the same driver who brought us. As there doesn't seem to be any designated bus stops in Snarestone you just ding the bell when when you want to get off. Just as we got back to the boat it started to rain yet again hopefully tomorrow will be a bit better and we will return from whence we came. Moored near us are Bob and Rachael nb Nomad Dream needless to say while I was out the men talked engines.