Heading in the Direction of the Paddington Basin

We met up with Debbie, Carmelo and Josephine at Little Venice and took them to see the Paddington Basin and then went to eat at the same pub we had eaten at when we walked to the Paddington Basin before.  A very pleasant evening after a very pleasant walk.

The End of the Regent's Canal

The sun had been with us all day but it was beginning to get a bit chilly now.

Des Res

There were some lovely properties in the Regent's Park area.

London Zoo Aviary

The next major sight along the canal was the Snowdon Aviary alongside the canal.  No herons or cormorants though.

Camden Lock

Camden Lock with all it's market stalls and eating places was absolutely heaving with lots of young people (and a few not so young) enjoying the food and the ambience.

Islington

This is the start of the Islington Tunnel which, of course, we couldn't walk through.  We had to go up and over the tunnel which involved walking through a shopping centre.  To start with there were signs on the pavement but then they disappeared and we weren't sure if we were going the right way but eventually we got back onto the towpath.

An Attractive Inlet

There were a few inlets along the way but this one was probably the most attractive.

Amelia's Office

That's where Amelia works.

Well somewhere in that building anyway.

Grand Designs

An interesting extension - not exactly in the style of the original house.  It is made of very reflective materials as it looks like we are walking in front of the extension but we are really on the opposite bank!

Unwelcome Notice

We had to take a detour here but as they are currently demolishing a building alongside the canal it is probably as well that we did.  It wouldn't have been good to be hit by falling masonry.

Here we are returning to the canal after our detour.

Canary Wharf

A view of Canary Wharf from the canal.

Our Friend Returns

Our friend the heron was back to say hello.

Green Algae

We had heard about problems of green algae but this was the first time we had seen a lot of it.

The Start of the Canal

Ready to walk along the Regent's Canal - now we have found the right bit of water!

The Limehouse Basin

After travelling as far as Canary Wharf by tube we encountered the closure of the DLR and a bus replacement service.  Catherine and Angela had had enough of bus on rail replacement (well we did it once) so we got a taxi to Limehouse.  The taxi driver was better at roads than canals.  He thought he had dropped us off in the correct place but we had a bit of a walk to find the Limehouse Basin/start of the Regent's Canal.

On our way to the basin we spotted this flag which was flying at half mast because it was the anniversary of the death of Lord Nelson.

Another sunny day although colder than our other walking days.  The four of us are walking today.

We had to be careful here as the Limehouse Cut also empties into the basin but after a bit of investigation we found the correct way to go.

Here is the Limehouse Cut heading towards Canary Wharf.