Phil, Mary and John left the cross on another sultry evening. We headed south to the yacht basin and followed the canal down through Hunston to the entrance to Chichester Marina. We then followed the A286 south west to the roundabout, and made our way back through Birdham to re-cross the canal by the footbridge in the Marina. There was little activity in the marina as we crossed over the main lock gate and took the path through the woods to meet the lane just east of Appledram and finally made our way to the Anchor. It was an evening of vivid colours. The weeds in the canal were bright green. The tide was low and the mudflats also showed green vegetation. The sun setting in the smoggy west was a brilliant red. To the south, another evening thunder storm provided flashes of forked lightening and rumbles of thunder. We were joined by Richard, Elizabeth & family, then the group from Bognor led by Edwin.

Phil Turner