The holiday is getting nearer

Weeks to go

First it was months, now it's weeks and soon it will be days

We have reminded ourselves that our journey will take in architecture, engineering, landscapes and magnificent scenery. Of course the ultimate aim is to find the 'Spirit of the Caldon'  What do we mean by 'Spirit of the Caldon'? This can only be revealed if we achieve our aim and we cannot know what will happen until then

The trip will also  need to meet our needs for food and refreshments, which means Indian restaurants and pubs. I'm really looking forward to this aspect, in fact we all are. Since joining CAMRA I have discovered that an average of twenty-six pubs a week are closing in the UK. This cannot be right. Perhaps the big players in this important leisure industry will get the message that the public want a choice and that means at least some real ale instead of the mass produced tasteless offerings they provide; before it's too late! This is beginning to seem like a rant and can't be good for my blood pressure


Our cards have now arrived and so as we move along the waterway our plan is to hand these out to establishments that we find to our liking and perhaps also to those that don't