I had another bad night but not with cramp this time – mainly the
heat. We had the front doors wide open
but it was still hot. There is a local
church clock which strikes the hour and I think I heard all bar two of those
during the night. I’m also having
problems with the leg I hurt in my fall last week – it is extremely tight where
the graze is.
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| Hampton Court |
We toddled off to the chandlers to buy a second child’s lifejacket and
then do some food shopping. On our way
back we took Muffin to Bushey Park for a walk and he did what we thought he
might do back on the Basingstoke Canal – he tried to walk on water!! The duck weed on the lake did look just like
grass and in he went coming out with weed on his nose – I wish I had had the
camera as he looked so silly!! As we
were returning to the car we noticed a large Dogue de Bordeaux (large dog!) and
I realised that it was Fay and Brooke taking Minnie for a walk – small world!
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| Astoria, Dave Gilmour's Recording Studio |
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| St. Mary's Church Tower |
This afternoon we had Fay with Brooke and Sophie’s eldest, Leo, on
board for a sleepover. We took them down
to Teddington Lock and back. To start
with the kids were so excited but it didn’t take long before they started to
get bored and all the toys they had brought with them came out - also there is
only so many places a small child can hide for hide and seek!! All the way back from Teddington they wanted
the TV on so as soon as we moored up Richard was putting the aerial up – they
watched it for about 10 minutes!! But
having said that they were so good and a joy to have on board.
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| Brooke and Leo with Grandpa |
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| Brooke and Grandpa |
Fay and I sat in the cratch on the way down river and our new cratch
(well it is now into its second season) really came into its own as we were
able to roll up the front and really benefit from the breeze.
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| Fay |
Leo decided in the end that he didn’t want to stay so poor Sophie had
to come and collect him. We had a lovely
evening don’t think Brooke got to bed until 10.30pm while the three of us sat
on the rear deck with a glass of wine or three until 1.15am.
9.54 miles
2 locks
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