Bombs away.

A warm, dry but cloudy day was good for a bike ride.  Seeing as we are too much of a skin flint to pay to get in the Cathedral and Castle in Lincoln we decided to cycle in the opposite direction and see what's what!

The site owner told us that Boston is a bit run down and full of Poles!  I think that may be a borderline racist comment?  Anyway, he recommended Woodhall Spa as worth a visit.  We took his advice and enjoyed a nice afternoon at this rather interesting place.

Here is a canal lock where Mrs Wright was the lock-keeper for over 30 years till the 1960's.

The canal runs alongside the River Witham from Lincoln to the sea near Boston.

We carried on to Woodhall Spa which became a Spa resort in the Victorian era.  Janice was looking forward to a pamper session so I spared no expense to take her to The Spa and Pump House, see below......

She was a little disappointed...you can't say that I didn't try!

It actually had a nice shopping street of local shops and some nice hotels.  There was a little museum that explained the towns history and the decline of the Spa.  Here we are in the museum...

Richard - That's another fine mess you got me into!  Janice- I'm having a bit of trouble Betty!

What a stern look!  Miss Whiplash!

Seriously, the town was home to an RAF base in the Second World War and was where Squadron 617 flew to do the Dam Busting mission and also sank the German Ship Turpitz in a Norwegian fjord.  Not forgetting the drop of the troops into Arnhem for Operation Market Garden.

What really made the day was the quality (and size) of the Tiffin served at the local bakery...for only £1.10, I'm easily pleased.  It gave us good energy for the bike ride back.