The trains on the Metropolitan line were running normally today, with no planned engineering work, so it was quite easy to get to Rickmansworth.
The station is quite near the town centre, which is really just a single not very long street, so as I was early, I had a quick look around the shops. Just the usual range of little shops, many of them small and independent. I also had a look at St. Mary's Church, which dates back to the early thirteenth century and is today shared by the Anglicans and the Methodist
From there it was only a five minute walk to the canal, where a jolly group of singers were belting out ""I'm Bound for South Australia" outside the pub.
There were lots of brightly coloured boats on the canal, and a few stalls on the towpath, but the real action was further along at the Aquadrome, where there was the main stage, lots of stalls selling mostly new stuff, a funfair, and lots of activities for children - there were rather a lot of families there.
But before going there, I went on a hour long trip on one of the boats, which was quite fun, siting or standing outside and sailing lazily along the canal.
By the time I got to the Aquadrome, it was way past my normal lunchtime, so I looked in the cafe, but there didn't seem to be much vegetarian that looked interesting, so I decided to eat somewhere else.
Although the publicity made it look like a huge event, there wasn't a great deal there unless you had children, but it was a nice day out in the fresh air, and the weather stayed fine.
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