Earlier I posted my daily @actifit report @nicklewis/actifit-nicklewis-20220116t201449385z about a walk I went on this morning. So let me Introduce you to a very foggy Frimley Lodge Park and Basingstoke Canal. I thought this would be a good one for the #monomad daily contest run by @monochromes
Frimley Lodge Park has plenty to offer in it's own right and I parked by it's fabulous miniature railway. It's probably not open until Spring but the volunteers were there bright and early, carrying out some maintenance in anticipation of the season ahead. A sign of optimism!
From there I turned onto the canal towpath and headed towards the Basingstoke Canal Centre and it was delightfully foggy! It was also rather mucky under foot. I found myself dodging the puddles, nipping around the trees.
The light was quite ethereal, the air cold and everything looked magical.
There are some lovely narrow-boats along this stretch of the canal. I think many of them are tour boats, so nobody lives on them but can be hired for a period of time.
Have you ever spent a weekend on one? We have and it's great fun. I highly recommend it :-)
Eventually I reached the Canal Centre and was glad to see the Swingbridge crossing was open, as it isn't always. I was able to nip across and grab some more photos. A nearby plaque tells me that the bridge had been constructed and installed back in 1999 courtesy of Surrey Heath Council.
I said hello to the local canoe club (not the same club I'm a member of) who were getting out their boats for maintenance, another good sign for the season ahead. Incidentally I myself have recently been kayaking along this part of the canal and will be again fairly soon. I look forward to that, it's a fabulous way of seeing the water, the wildlife and some wonderful sunsets.
Al of the photos in this post are my own, taken on an iPhone 13 and later edited in Darkroom on my Macbook.