Camden

Wednesday   27th July 
We decided to get the bus to Camden and check out the mooring situation, as I said before trying to get a good mooring near Camden market is like finding hen's teeth (Trev's expression).    Once moored in Camden, you are only supposed to stay for 7 nights but people don't seem to worry about this rule and surprisingly, the canal warden seems to turn a blind eye.    Anyway we arrived and saw 4 boats moored right next to the market and in front of the locks.   We spoke to a young guy who was on one of the boats and he suggested we double moor up with him as he was leaving on Wednesday anyway.   Although this bit of the canal is right in the middle of the hectic market, pubs and shops....we decided to go for it as beggars can't be choosers.    We walked back to Paddington, filled Merlot up with water and after a short cruise, arrived in Camden.

In between the two bridges, you can just see the entrance to the market and food stalls.

The Lock alongside the bars and market.

Anyone who has been here will appreciate how hectic the market and lock area get with tourists,  locals and lots of young people making statements with their interesting if not a bit weird get-up's.    It was strange going to sleep to the sounds of this lively area.

When we leave the area, we will be going through these locks.

Thursday 28th July
Survivedthe night here although some poor bloke got his head kicked in on the bridge sometime in the night so the area became safer as a police women was posted at the site in case the man died and the scene became a murder one....................    We need to see if any of the boats moored up further along (the safer and pleasant part of Camden), were moving off.     Trev had a walk and spoke to a women who said we could double up with her as she was going away for the weekend and would be moving off on Monday and we could have her spot then.    Great !!!!!!!
We are now aside her boat and can even get sky signal here - Yea!!!

Still eating street food as its so much easier than cooking and much cheaper - we also have to keep in mind there are no water points here so washing dishes is now considered a waste of water - you wont hear me complaining about that........

 Some of the food stalls, you can find just about any cuisine you may want to sample.
We continue to be something of a tourist attraction as people find Sid "the skull" amusing and lots of photos are being taken by tourist's on foot on the towpath as well as from the "trip" boats that pass by on a regular basis  -   Some more exploring of Camden is now on the agenda.