The weather was supposed to be quite nice. We hadn't seen some family members in a while and south Bristol is far easier for them to get to than the centre of town. They also aren't beer drinkers so we wanted to meet somewhere easy-going and pleasant.
I thought a pleasant walk around the harbour and ending at the Grain Barge would do nicely - and all agreed.
We jumped on a ferry to the centre (much the nicest way to travel) and then walked the couple of miles the long way around the harbour to the Grain Barge. It was quiet and although the weather wasn't as bright and sunny as we'd hoped, it was a pleasant stroll.
We arrived a little early but this was no hardship - lots of really good beer on offer (including Independence on cask!!!) and it's such a lovely place to sit in.
Family duly arrived and we spent a lovely couple of hours catching up.
We had various options at this point but we decided to reprise the Bag of Cats (Nails). The beer selection was fine and it's a quirky pub so it's good to revisit although because of the cat thing, most of the patrons are visiting for the cats and it gives it a slightly odd vibe.
Nevertheless, it's really nice to venture a bit further and to have a couple of miles of walking back home too. By then it was quite late but an easy dinner of pasta with tomatoes and mozzarella made for the end of a good evening.
Today we have a Zoom meeting to attend at 5.30pm so we're planning to sneak out to MArtha's beforehand for a cheeky pint. It's only 5 minutes away so we shouldn't struggle to be back on time.
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