We stopped again at a small marina hoping to empty our small toilet cassette and dump some rubbish and again were told no. What is it with rivers? We thought that it was just us in a narrowboat who were unwelcome but have met a couple who own a cruiser and they say the rivers are unfriendly - they used to have a narrowboat and are thinking of going back to one. They say the difference between river users and facilities and canal ones is extreme. I can't help wondering why? As it is a nice man in a pub (who wasn't even open so we couldn't buy a pint there) let us put our rubbish in his skip but we still have the problem of the cassette! Lucky that we have the pump out as well! for those who don't know what I'm talking about there are 2 types of toilet you can have and we have one of each - one puts everything in a big tank and then you get a big hose sort of thing in a marina that pumps it all out and the other is like we have in the motor home that only takes a small amount but you have to take the cassette out and empty it by hand into an elsan point - not as bad as it sounds once you've done it a couple of times!)
We actually stopped in a pub just through the bridge from this mooring and had a pint - first for days!! and very nice it was too. Then we walked up to the village and went past the station - John went all nostalgic because when he was a mere lad, in the RAF he used to go through the station on his way to his base as Marham! We are talking the 60's here - he has a wonderful memory!!!!!
Today we have seen TWO more barn owls in broad daylight and we saw one yesterday as well so that makes 4 in 3 days - photo below to confirm it! Onto Cambridge tomorrow for the rest of the week.
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