Once back we headed off to Warleigh for a paddle. I wasn't swimming as wasn't feeling too great. The water levels at the river were still very high, there is usually a little beach at the bottom of the weir, but this was covered by deep water. We managed to find a a place to sit and paddle by the old ferry steps, but it was still fairly deep.
And to compare here is a photo taken from google search showing where the 'beach' normally is
Once we'd spent some time watching the world go by Lizzie and I headed to the top of the weir for a paddle, it was actually fairly shallow in the first pool and we enjoyed splashing about finding fresh water mussel shells.
We then drove down (a little lazy I know, but it was HOT!) to Dundas Aquaduct for some icecream, then headed down to the river below to dangle our legs in the water
We then headed home to drop Lizzie back to her Mum. We were quite near to Clevedon after that so decided to head there for some fish and chips & stroll. I was sent off to buy the food whilst Steve guarded the car on the double yellows. We then drove off to the seafront and bagged a spot near to the front, and dashed out to have our chips and beer to watch the tide come in. I was in trouble as the sausage Steve had ordered wasn't in the bag, thankfully he was full enough from lunch not to be too cross.
We strolled up to the tidal pool post tea, the water temp was very warm and inviting, the degree of rubbish surrounding it wasn't. Why do we live with a nation of pigs? Lately I've been trying to pick up rubbish when I'm doing outdoor stuff, but the level of rubbish in the water and by the water was discusting, especially given the fact there were bins all around.
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