I am back on board after a very hectic weekend in Egham. Now I know why Jack and Clare are so slim they are constantly on the go. Jack is in training for the Paris marathon and as Clare had a spa weekend with her friends booked I was called on to help out. So… on Saturday while Jack was at ballet and gymnastics with Millie I was entertaining Alfie quick spot of lunch then we took the kids to their swimming lesson. Once back at home Jack got changed and went off for a 17 mile training run round Windsor Great Park leaving me with Alfie and Millie. We played games made stuff and read books (no peace for the wicked). As Clare was away we had a takeaway so much easier than cooking. By 9.30 every one bar me was in bed so I had the novelty of the remote to myself.
Sunday Alfie was supposed to be playing football but the match was called off so Jack got his 10 mile run in earlier that expected, not the best weather for it as it was raining really hard and this turned to sleet while he was out. Clare got back nicely relaxed from her trip and blow me the hotel she went to was just outside Daventry. We had a table booked at the local fish restaurant for 4.30 which, when we got there they had no knowledge of. We got a table though and the food was lovely although the service was decidedly slow. In fact it was so slow we had to forgo our pud as Alfie had to be Karate at 6 and we were waiting for the bill at 10 to 6.
Millie and Clare
Alfie and Jack
Busy painting.
Thank goodness for his DS
Sunday evening once the kids were in bed we decided we deserved a glass of wine as we were all shattered.
While I was away Paul had a bit of a result on the fishing front he caught a lovely pike on Saturday
Picture courtesy of Ann as I had the camera with me.
He also caught a couple of perch was that made him a bit happier.
My journey back went smoothly and I am looking forward to a lay in tomorrow.
Today it is really windy coming across the canal, two private boats, one being a shared ownership that have passed us going North have scrapped our sides and Oakfield behind us. This is all down to lack of experience of how to control a boat in a side wind. For some reason these people don’t have the intelligence or the know how to stay on the windward side of the canal ( so long as it is clear) so as to avoid being blown into moored boats. The second boat ended up being blown into the bank and then proceed to drive the boat forward using the bank as a guide. When he had made about 500 yards both helmsman and crew decided to get off of the boat and push it off, then back on the boat giving it full throttle, hence they weren’t quick enough and the boat ended up back on the bank.
They then proceeded to carry on steaming scraping their own boat along the tow path edge, once round the corner who knows what!!!!!!!! The shared ownership boat helmsman was asked by Paul “what is wrong with using the rest of the canal where you should have been in the first place” the answer was “it’s the wind” he then took the paint off of Oakfield, Pauls reply was “if you don't know what you are doing you should have stayed put”. Pauls next suggestion is that these people take a RYA yacht handling course to learn about boat handling using the wind.
Oh how I have missed this banter (NOT)
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