A grand day out on the Tiverton Canal.

My Outlaws just had their 43rd wedding anniversary and expressed a wish to celebrate it with a horse drawn canal boat ride at Tiverton.

It was also the 43rd anniversary of the day I met my Lovely, so it was a special day for all of us all.

We started with lunch at the most excellent Mad Hatters café in Tiverton where this chap was shopping for crumbs.



The Tiverton Museum, close to the café.




A model of a 14XX GWR loco outside the museum.



The back end of the canal boat in the Tiverton basin. This was formerly the end of the line for boatloads of lime, and the walls of the canal/basin contained four lime kilns.



Embarkation looking towards the front of the barge, with my Aunty MiL in sunglasses and hat facing me. She do like I.



… and we're off, looking aft.



Fungus on a mature tree.



Stumped! A tree turtle.



Total gridlock. The barge tour is at the halfway point before turning round and heading back to the Tiverton basin.



Some of the local residents.



Bloomin' kids!



An aqueduct, called The Aqueduct. How very original.



One HP powerplant being serviced before the return journey.



On final approach.



Thrust reversers deployed.



Taking the strain for the return journey.



Underway.



Setting the cruise control.



Tiverton environs.



Back where we started.



Next door and beyond.



Ross the hoss, off home for tea.



It was a lovely peaceful day out, and the whole family thoroughly enjoyed it.

Re: A grand day out on the Tiverton Canal.

Great set of photos Fruitcake and a good way to celebrate the occasions. Glad you all had a nice day.

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Thanks. Your photos aren't too shabby either.

I've just done a couple of edits as I had some duplicates, and one pic didn't match the comments.

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Brill pics Fruitcake...looks as if you had a lovely day out.

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Lovely pictures FC
Do you think that turtle/terrapin is someone's released pet ?
Do we have we have wild turtles in the UK ?

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Oh, Fruity I was waiting for this thread.
Absolutely fantastic. I feel I was on the trip with you.
Tree Turtle???? Do we have tree turtles???
Thank-you for sharing x

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The bargee did say that he thought that people may have brought terrapins/turtle here and released them when they got too big, so that may well be true.

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oh wow, that looks like a fabulous was had. I really enjoyed viewing your pictures, thank you for sharing

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What a fabulous day out - and great photos, Fruitcake!