Well, we are well into our last week in the UK and we are getting all excited to start the homeward bound journey. We have a few last minute things to do before we return though but before that...
Last Friday we went to Scarborough to have a day out with our old friend Pete (of the Katoghi fame) and the new love of his life "MeJulie", it's Julie really but Pete always refers to her as "MeJulie". We had a real fun day and a couple of pit stops for coffee before fish 'n' chips at Molly Malone's famous chippy. Thanks for a great day you guys it's great to see you so happy Pete and welcome to the party Julie.
Back at the homestead we have spent the last week and a half under a tiled roof rather than an aluminium one and it's amazing. We are so used to being under either the boat roof and the caravan one and when it rains you've got to turn the telly or radio up full blast to hear anything, in a house you don't even know it's raining until you look outside, not a sound. The other really noticeable thing is you can walk around the bed, what a treat when it comes to making it in a morning or (as us oldies do) getting up during the night for the loo. The downside is, my insomnia seems to have returned with a vengeance. I'm always a early riser but whilst being in John's house I have only slept beyond four o'clock twice and even then was up at five thirty. Hey ho...
Anyway we have got the top box sorted again for the car, it was stored in the garage roof for the last two or three years and when I got it down there was half an inch of muck settled on the top. It's taken me a full days work to get it cleaned and polished again ready to put on the car this weekend. We are not bringing much back with us but thought it would make a good shed for stuff we don't need on the boat when we are out and about, YES we are going out in it barring any more strokes. If I can't man the ropes we'll just motor but out we will be!
Just a little decorating to do tomorrow in Sandra's dads house whilst we are still here and then wash and polish the car, put the top box on and pack her up then next Wednesday we sail from Hull to Zeebrugge.
We are going to have some chips tonight which we don't very often have at home but John has an actifry in the kitchen so Sandra is going to try that out, I shall reserve judgement.
No blog next week as we'll be somewhere in central Europe and the computer will be packed away, Look forward to seeing the Lefkas crowd sometime from Sunday 13th onwards.
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