Saturday, 29 June 2019

Hot, hot, hot!

The hottest day of the year and what do we do? We go into Newbury.


The reasoning behind this decision was that 1) I needed some sandals and 2) we need to get a new gangplank. Did I say earlier that when we used it on the Thames, I laid it down, stepped on it and it promptly cracked and started to fall to pieces. I've looked online and B&Q have scaffold boards just the right size. Also, much cheaper than 'real' gangplanks. Not that I begrudge spending money on the boat but it is, after all, a bit of wood to get from boat to shore.


This is us going under the A34. I waited as long as I could for a lorry to cross but suddenly they all stopped for a tea break.


Have stopped just short of Newbury and here's Mr Smee clearing some nettles with a double-sided carving knife on the end of a walking stick. (It came with the boat).


Went into Newbury for lunch in the Hog & Hedge, found some sandals but then kept going into different shops with air-conditioning and felt we had to buy something while we were there.

So, on the hottest day of the year we were in Newbury, keeping cool.

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