A Walk From The Book

Its the first walk in the book at a place called

 Grindley Locks near Whitchurch  

As with all the walks in the book it starts at a pub and is a round walk ending back at the start.

Our starting point for this walk was

The Horse and Jockey
On the A41 between Whitchurch and Chester.

Quote from the book by Robert Smart

"The Horse and Jockey is a typical roadside inn. Rather too close to the town to ever have been a coaching inn, it nevertheless would have been used by road and canal travellers. built about 1780, most of it appears to be original with very little in the way of recent additions".

The book was printed in 1995 so in that time I think there have been some additions,

 but they are in keeping with the old part of the pub.

We had to cross the main road to get to the lane.

"Dad your pulling me the wrong way!! its up the lane Can't you see the sign post!!"

Oh this doesn't look to good, lets go though the gate.

Looks like they are doing up the locks in the winter months!



We carry on along the canal



This is the first unfenced lock we come to, heck that looks a long way down!

Ducks!

This is the next lock we came to, you can see the semi circle of bricks, well when the water is level on both sides of the gate you can open it up by putting your butt against the wooden arm which is the white part, and push backwards and use the bricks for grip.

Mom and Dad know how to open and close locks they have been on canal boats, but this sign even had mom scratching her head!!! 

 

This bit is taking us under the main road, you can see the start of the staircase Locks,

 that's the lock gate at the end.

We get there only to fine these are also being done up!

This is the view that's in front of us, there's me and dad reading a sign.

Looking back, you can just see the fenced off locks on the left if the photo.

 This bit of the canal is like a car park for boats!

In busy times you would have to wait your turn to go down the locks so you can moor up here and wait.

Come on lets get going.

We've been walking for about 20 minute's, when we get to that bridge the book tells us to turn right.

A quick sniff and a turn right

 Right into a muddy field!

"what did you say dad? the tree in the middle!"

Ok that's where we have to go, to the tree in the middle and turn, right ,RIGHT

"Mom what you doing I don't like it when you get to far behind"

Fresh dug rabbit hole's. I didn't see any!

A quick right at the tree, and we end up on this funny road made up of strips of concrete in the middle of the fields, we can only think it makes it easy for the farm machinery to get to the crops for harvesting

Then we pass some very big holes, that big they might be badgers!!

 Mom was screaming to get my head out lol!! 

Another 10 minute's walk and we join a lane that takes us to the main road

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Because there was a Welsh Terrier behind it!!!

Just a couple of yards and we are back at the pub

Now you might be looking at this and thinking why didn't I go in the pub?

I was allowed in because the barmaid said to mom,

that I would be more than welcome. 

But mom thought my feet where just to muddy and I needed a rest!!!

 The Cheek of it!!

Just look who gets to go in with them!! and sits on the table!!!

FG!!! well I'm not having that next time, if the pub lets dogs in

I'm going in and thats another RIGHT!!! MOM!

So here ends the first walk in the book, hope you will join me when we do the next one.

See Yea George xxx 

Saturday Steps

I'm in Bridgnorth the place where mom was born!!! these steps are called

The Stoneway Steps there are 137 all edged with iron.

 They are a funny size not easy to walk down, they were built like this because years ago peeps used to take there horse's down them to get to low town!!

We will come back here when the weather is better, the town is full of steps!!

the next two photo's where taken at low town, from across the river, looking up at high town

You can see St Mary's Church on the sky line, this is one end of the town.

 St Leonards Church is the other end.

It was a grey misty day, in fact its been like it all week!

I was going to have a drink but changed my mind, the river was going very fast.

So quenched my thirst in a dirty puddle!! why does puddle water taste good?

See Yea George xxx

Seems FG has had more sun than me this week!

If you would like to host him please go via the link at the top of my side bar : )

Saturday Steps

I'm going back to the summer with this one, it was taken when we went to the scarecrow festival at Sheriffhales, Shropshire.

On the steps up to the church.

I'm all Scarecrowed Out !!!  is the link to the post.

Now in the week I had an email from Samantha and Avalon, they had sent me two photos of some steps they had taken, at a place called

The Dipsea Trail,  Mill Valley, California. 

Take a close look at the second one, not very offen would you see them! 

Looking at the web site there are three flights of steps as tall as a fifly story building!!Wow

I think that would be hard going for me!!

To see more about them and the races they have there, please take a look at the web site

DIPSEA Mill Vally To Stinson Beach 

If any of you come across or know of any interesting steps, I would love to hear from you, be it a web page about them or a photo, I will add it to Saturday Steps.

See Yea George xxx

Opps, forgot!!!

 Update on FG'S Travel Blogg well it seams he's all over the place!!!

 to many to put on here!!

 even giving advice about roads!!

His Air Miles are now on the blog 41,739 miles!!! 

If you are interested in what he is getting up to, or would like to join in, just go via the link on my side bar.

I think he has earned his wings. 

So I will not be updating about him on my blog,

 he will be joining me sometimes on my posts.

 Thanks to all the folks that have so far taken part, and made it a very enjoyable and funny Travel Blog : )

Without your input his blog would not work. 

Thanks George xxx

My name and Places

Don't you just love slippers, well I do, and sometimes I'm lucky, well quick enough to get hold of mom's. So I thought for Christmas I would buy her some new ones, I got dad to pick up a store voucher, it just so happened its got my name on it!!!

Mom does that mean I can have your old ones please!

 

The following photo's friends have sent them in for me.

The first one is from Maggie and Mitch the Airdales, it seams there dad just loves the name George!

Maggie and Mitch

Thanks to Holly Wags for this one, good name for a florist

Thanks to Khyra Khorner-Khome On By one posh building

You just know my name would crop up with Food!!

Thanks to Bella The Westie for this one

Both of these where sent in by Doyle and mollie 

Thanks for putting a smile on my face : )

Thanks to Samantha and Avalon for these two photos.

When is a street not a street? when its a George Lane!!lol!!

When Samantha and Avalon sent the photos in, they also included photo's of  some a mazing steps, which I will be showing you on Saturday.

 

I have over the months done a few My Name and Places, it all kicked off with Frankies Name Game.

Peeps have taken time to sent photos in, so I though whats the best way to file all the photos together, well me and mom have been busy.

I now have two more blogs, they are in my profile My Name and Places plus Saturday Steps.

So the photos from today will be put on My Name and Places.

Saturday Steps just has all photos of, yes you guessed it, Saturday Steps!!!

They don't have followers and you cannot comment, but feel free to take a look if you wish. 

 

Mom wants to say thank you for all your get well wishes, I of course have been making sure she is fed, watered and kept warm, shes slowly on the mend, so I will be catching up with you reel soon

See Yea George xxx 



Saturday Steps

Christmas Day Walk in the local park. Dad has played on this band stand a few times

Travel Blog Update

There is now a download button on the blog, so you don't even have to email me for the file.

Before this was up and running 28 folks had asked for the pdf.

Plus he's on his way in the mail to OHIO

He's been seen in

St Louis Cayon Oglesy IL

Aberdeen

Cajon USA

NSW Australia

Florida

North Carolina

There is also a google map, So you can see where in the world he is

Thanks Dad for sorting that and the pfd file

If you haven't got a clue what I'm taking about or you would like to host Flat George, the link to his

 Travel blog is on my side bar.

Now I don't want you to think I've gone awol, but moms had level 3 man flu, and now she got the

 Dark Vaders (bronchitis)

 she needs to rest up and I have to keep an eye on her, so I won't be blog visiting over the next couple of days.

Have a Great Weekend and I will catch up with you all soon

George xxx  

We Went Back..........

To The Water Fall

Pistyll Rhaeadr the one that got the winning vote on My Birthday. 

No snow on the ground this time

Just a bit of snow on the tops of the hills

Me and dad hot footed it to the cafe, you can't miss us, dads wearing a yellow jacket!

Mom stopped behind to take photos

I missed out on my Birthday cus it was closed and all coved in snow!!

Its not funny dad I'm owed some Birthday cake

Is that for me?

Result, but that's all I got!!! Look how much Dad had!! a bit of a bad deal if you ask me!!

I remembered leaving some pee-mail just here last time

But I wasn't expecting the pee-mail I got when we arrived home!!!

Just look at this!!!

And This!!!!!!

AND THIS!!!!

Flat George was at a Waterfall the same day as me, I was shocked I can tell you.

Thousands of miles away in

St Louis Canyon, Starved Rock State Park, Oglesby IL!!!!

Weird or what! spooky if you ask me, and not only that but on some steps, I can see I'm going to have to keep a very close eye on him, he's going to be going to more interesting places than me!!

Its turns out it was Bunny, Blueberry, Lilac and Morgan from

 Tales and Trails had taken him out for a hike

There blog post all about there trip is there now, please go and take alook at what a beauliful place it is, they have also sent in a post card to Flats Georges Travel Blog

Thank You  Tales and Tails for letting me use your photos on this post.

Tales and Tails Blog

If you didn't see the post of when I was here on my Birthday, and would like to see it covered in snow here's the Link

See Yea George xxx

Saturday Steps, Flat Georges 2011 World Tour

Happy New Year Every One

Welcome to the launch of

Flat Georges 2011 World Tour

Yes that's right flat me is being allowed to set off on his own adventure, but I need your help.
The idea is to take a photo with him on, like a post card, he is going to get his own blog,
I'm not going to let him take over this one!!

For full details if you would like to host him are now on his Travel Blog

There is now a download button on the site to the pdf

 so you don't have to send in a email

Flats Georges 2011 World Tour.

The link is also on my side bar

Weekly updates will be on my Saturday Steps
No ones name will be put up, that way it will be a surprise when we all see the post card photo.

I raise a pint to you all,
 Cheers and a Happy New Year 

Signing off for now the reel

 George xxx