We've just been in Braunston for a few days having a wonderful time meeting up with friends from Sweden. Yasmin and Robert stayed in the Old Workshop B&B, just inside the boundary of Braunston Marina, and it is a fantastic find! A few hours cruising from Blue Haven in Rugby, a lovely night in Braunston, out on the cut the next day for a trip to Napton and back with a stop for lunch, then back to Braunston for dinner. We pulled away this morning, with Yasmin and Robert ready to drive off to Stanstead. Just a note from Yasmin. As she was sitting looking around Bella last evening, she finally said of our 6'10" wide boat, "this is massive!!"
So the forager's dinner. Last night we had risotto with chestnut mushrooms picked by Pete from just beside our Blue Haven mooring and parasol mushrooms picked by Helen while she was walking the dogs on Sunday morning. Pud was blackberries picked by Yasmin and Robert on their walk around their B&B and apples from the garden opposite Blue Haven, given to us by Helen. We are so enjoying learning where we can find the most wonderful food! Thanks to Helen and Dom, we had a stunning puffball mushroom last week. We thank them loads for letting us know the mushrooms we can eat (!). No poison; we are writing this post after the feast.
