Euro sceptic swans living off crusts

MY BOAT is now back at its winter moorings at the junction of the Main Line and Barrow Line of the Grand Canal in Lowtown.

As usual after the end of a season’s cruising there is a list of jobs to be done. At the top is the replacement of a burnt out solid fuel stove.

Getting heavy items to and from the boat involves driving along the Horse Walk. This is the proper name for the towpath along the bank of the Grand Canal. ‘Towpath’ is a word from the English canals that has been creeping in to Ireland.