On Sunday evening we decided to go out for dinner to a pub just a short drive away called the Blue Lias. (This wasn't a stereotypical English pub - the area I'm staying in is a little bit posh!) The unique thing about the Blue Lias is that it lies right on one of the busier rural canal systems in the UK.
When I think of canals I imagine Sanctuary Cove, Hope Island and Nanna & Poppa Scott's holiday home at Southport. British canals are completely different. Firstly, unlike Sanctuary Cove (and the holiday home at Southport) there are no 40ft multi-million dollar yachts moored outside the sprawling mansions up against the water. Instead the canals are littered with long boats which can be up to 70 or 80 feet long and barely 2m wide. Secondly, unlike the Gold Coast, British canals are often no wider than a couple of metres (hence the term "Long" or "Narrow Boats".
Crazy concept but very cool to watch...especially when going through the locks.
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| A flight of locks. |
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| Two narrow boats in the lock |
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| The pub! |
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