Cloudy again this morning. We moved the short distance to Blake Mere, and had a brief walk there, but it is only accessible along the length of the towpath, so we moved on to moor at Cole Mere and had a walk around the whole mere. We will stay here tonight.
2 miles 0 locks, in 1hr. what3words ///farmland.traders.blogs 😊
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| Swan and her sole cygnet |
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| A heron |
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| Ellesmere tunnel |
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| Briefly moored at Blake Mere |
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| Blake Mere |
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| Blake Mere |
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| Now moored at Cole Mere |
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| A couple of men have been working on this steamboat opposite us |
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| Picturesque cottage at the start of our walk around Cole Mere |
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| Cole Mere |
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| Cole Mere |
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| Sailing club boathouse |
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| Sailing dinghies |
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| St.John the Evangelist church from the mere |
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| Cole Mere |
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| Buttercup meadow |
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| Description board about Cole Mere |
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| We took a diversion to walk to St.John the Evangelist church to find some vineyards belonging to the owners of the vicarage |
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| More of the vineyards |
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| St.John the Evangelist church |
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| View of Cole Mere from the churchyard |
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| More of the vineyards and the vicarage from the churchyard |
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| We returned to the mere and sat for a while on the shore and I managed to get some telephoto shots |
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| A pair of swans and cygnets |
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| A swallow in flight |
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| Another swallow in flight |
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| A swallow not in flight |
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| A coot |
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| Another swallow in flight |
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| Then we carried on walking around the mere, through this wood |
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| A rather interesting twist to this fallen tree |
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| Final views of Cole Mere |
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| Final view of Cole Mere |
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| Hobbit holes |
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| Back to where we started the walk around the mere |
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| View from Little Mill bridge No.55, Hadar just in view |
Keith & Jo
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