Windsor Castle

July 4, 2009

We set off reasonably early this morning in beautiful sunshine and little traffic, was it really Saturday? Yes of course it was as we had had pain au chocolat. We came passed some interesting houses and boats and I thought that this looked very picturesque.

Tall Boat

Tall Boat

We have moored up on an island next to Windsor castle.

Last time we were here we had to work and by the time we got to the castle it wasn’t worth going in, this time that does not apply and we had a tour of the castle, the garden that resides in the moat was very impressive.

Garden pond - good use of hole left by crane

Garden pond - good use of hole left by crane

Garden

Garden

Another Garden view

Another Garden view

And just to prove we did actually move around inside, here is a Norman arch, well more accurately above a Norman arch. Apparently this did have to repel at least one attack.

Norman Arch

Norman Arch

After visiting the castle we were in desperate need of sustenance and we found it in the Carpenters Arm, which not only supplied us with good ale but also at a very reasonable price. When we came out we came across this house.

Crooked House

Crooked House

Enough to make anyone sign the pledge.

Today we did 5.57 miles and 2 Locks

Statistics so far:-

592.01 Miles, 472 Locks, 47 Swing Bidges, 27 Lift Bridges, 6 Tunnels.