Sunday 22nd April
We are still on the boat. This is very pleasant, in a
camping-without-much-stuff way. Most of
our things are either at Pete’s house, or at Katy and Jeff’s. I do have enough toiletries here, after an emergency
dash to the nearest pharmacy, but I am having to rinse out my clothes and wear them
day after day. With a bit of luck…nobody
is really noticing…
The early morning walk to the
bathroom facilities is OK because the weather is benign. I don’t think I would enjoy it in freezing sleet
or howling gales, before my first cup of tea of the day.
It is all very busy here
in Lindisfarne , over the weekend.. Fishing, sailing, dragon boats, rowing. And many codgers, old and young, working on
their boats. For Pete to get from the facilities
back to 2XS takes a very long time because there are so many very pleasant boat-y
conversations to be had.
Greg is still here, moored
near the sailing club. We invited him
out to dinner with us on Saturday night, and, to our slight surprise, he turned
us down quite vigorously. His alternative
and preferred occupation was to take to his bunk with a couple of bottles of
beer and one of his 120 operas. Wagner, I think it is, this weekend.
I told you, lone sailors
are a strange and different breed.
Pete also thought Greg should
go to Salamanca Market. When he told me,
I said, “Nope. Too many people. He wouldn’t like it.” Pete is so gregarious (unlike Non-Gregarious Greg…)
he didn’t really believe me, but when Pete told Greg about his Saturday morning
options, and my opinion re above, Greg laughed and said, “Women are very perceptive,
aren’t they?”
So Greg had his WagnerTime
while Pete and I had a lovely, and very social, weekend.
Firstly a fairy party for
five year old Olivia, at beautiful Marlbrook, on the Midlands Highway
Then a delightful dinner party
on the Eastern shore – delicious food (paella,
cheese, tiramisu,) with lots of fun and laughter with old friends plus a new friend
or two.
And today lunch at Shippie’s
with Dad and Fleur.
Back to work tomorrow… I
am actually extremely tired and maybe will go to bed extremely early… Working
life is not quite the same as Sailing2XS life…
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