Boatdate: 19072020
Location: Burscough to Parbold
Weather: Sunny, light breeze

The weather has cleared up so it looks set fair for a short cruise to Parbold with Claire and Phil. They arrive on their classic Velocette motorbike and we secure it to the rear platform of Pan91 with some crocodile straps. It fits pretty snugly and doesn't interfere with the movement of the tiller arm though Pan has a pretty high tiller as narrowboats go. Several bike enthusiasts stop to drool over the motorbike so it is obviously one of those classics held in high regard by the biking fraternity and it is indeed a lovely machine. I really should have taken a picture of it on board but forgot so here is a stock photo of a Velocette Venom.

We cruise for about an hour and stop for lunch mooring up next to a huge field of spinach which someone tells us has been harvested already so we can go and pick some leftovers, if we want so we do. It turns out there is loads left and it is really lovely spinach, soft and buttery with a great flavour.

A short cruise after lunch brings us into Parbold and we moor up on the towpath side just short of the bridge. There is a handy little car park by the bridge so it's a perfect place to unload the bike so C and P can ride home.

All in all, a great day and it was really nice to have friends on board once again.

    (Clair at the tiller)