And then two fishermen/women who were overcome with the excitement of the sport.
We were quite amazed that so many boats were on this stretch of water, we thought that it would be quiet. We managed to moor next to the remains of a railway bridge near Sharpness which was hit by two tankers in the fog in 1960 and was subsequently demolished.
As we are celebrating our Ruby wedding anniversary tomorrow Fiona handmade us a fabulous Pimms cake which we just had to try.
We went for a long walk around Sharpness which is probably a shadow of its former self but is still a working dock. There were some very strange buildings which could have been in a James Bond movie as they had no windows.
We also had a good view down the estuary with the 2 Severn crossing bridges in the distance.
Returning to the boat and walking in the opposite direction we went down onto the dunes to see the 'Purton Hulks' which are the remains of ships sunk from about 1930 onwards to try to stop the erosion of the canal bank by the river Severn.
We had been told about a unique Pub called 'The Pub' at Purton which only opens when the landlady feels like it. It is part of her house. We found it open and Nigel was amazed at the good value of the drinks. As it was a lovely evening we could sit outside but I thought that the inside room warranted a photo especially the enormous settle.
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