What a difference a day makes

Sat until 9pm with all the doors and windows open on Saturday and slept with only a sheet over us. Woke up Sunday morning and hastily replaced the duvet. We were chilly!

Sky overcast and a bit of a breeze to boot.

As planned, we set off through Newbury and stopped 1/2 mile further on to visit B&Q.

Now then, what better way to spend Sunday morning than sitting in the B&Q car park having a tea and a coffee and iced Danish pastries with scaffold board there for all to admire?

Naturally, the captain was the first to walk the plank.

Followed by Smee who bounced up and down a few times for quality control purposes, of course.

But then he has to go and spoil it all by being silly. He should remember that quality control is a serious matter.

Should have remembered, never feed the swans. They have long necks and snappy beaks, as Brigid found out.

That's a shame! It's a picture of a red kite. It looked really big in real life but you might just be able to spot it to the right of the top of the left hand tree in the centre of the picture - looks as if it's going to land on the branch that's sticking out. I really ought to get the big camera and take a proper picture. In real life it's fantastic.

Have stopped at Midgham Lock at a quiet spot after 7 locks & 2 swing bridges. We've probably travelled just over 5 miles. Still, no rush, is there?

PS sun came out after lunch and it was a good afternoon. We even managed to share 3 locks with another boat. Things are looking up.