The family Stone

It was pretty chilly overnight, even though the fire stayed in well. We had a fairly relaxed start to the day, and then got in the car and headed up the M1 and M6 to Stone, where we were meeting my Cheshire family. We were there a bit early, so went for a walk. 

We had a table booked at the Crown Wharf, which overlooks the basin by the Stone hire boat company. We were able to get it early and had coffee and tea before my sister and family arrived, also bringing my dad. It’s a huge pub, but we had a nice booth; the food also turned out to be very good, and excellent value. After lunch we did Christmas presents to my nieces, then went for another look at the canal.

The drive back was pretty foggy, and it was almost dark by the time we were at the marina. It had been a lovely afternoon seeing the family.