Reply to Rebecca #18

Ducks, a romantic serenade just for you, canals and books

Dear Rebecca

Thanks very much for your letter. Although I found the canal-related stuff interesting, the whole idea of canal travel holds three problems for me:

Firstly, it seems like an awful lot of work, dealing with locks and all that every five minutes. My idea of travel is where you just get in or on the vehicle and go.

Secondly, I associate canals wi…