Good Morning Early Birds!

[waterboatman]

Wednesday. To wet n' windy for walkies this morning. it's stopped raining for a minute.

Yesterday was a wonderful day. We didn't get on to the River as the weather did not look too promising, so as there is nowhere to pull in and moor if necessary for several miles we decided to be sensible all right all right, I know! stay on the canal. It's just as well we did as it hammered down for a while. But we had a lovely day, went down to Saul to see who was about. fairly quiet there, so we returned to Gloucester and went into the docks to moor up and went for lunch.

My mate chose a restaurant that was the home of Robert Raikes, the man that started schools for the boys of the city in the 1600's. It has been restored to as it was in his day, but with modern mod cons obviously! We also saw the room that he used as the school attached to the church he used. It's in the process of being restored too. It has a lovely feeling in there. The best way I can describe it is as a happy feeling, the same feeling is in his house. We had a lovely lunch then went for a stroll round the docks to watch the progress in preparation for filming. We did find out that Johnny Depp is going to be there. We then returned to the boat and moored up outside their front door. I got home at half past eleven last night. They are a lovely couple and made sure I had a lovely day, they said they had enjoyed it too. They are going to come to me next time. If it's dry I'll flash up the barbie. She wants to visit my butcher too! :o}

Have a happy day everyone.

[albaqwerty]

Goodly morning dear Boaty xx

Sounds like you all had the most lovely day. To hang with the weather when there is good company to be enjoyed :)

Johnny Depp?! omg (hate typing that, but it's Johnny Depp)
I'm on the next train!!

swooooooon.......

[waterboatman]

Morning albs xxx You can use my spare room my lovely. :o} It was memorable day. They both knew Vera so she came into the conversation often.

On the boat whoever wasn't steering was on beer refill duty. :o}

[albaqwerty]

beer refill duty now that's just blooming sensible!!

Don't need a room when it comes to JD, just then and there thank you!
He'll need your room to hide out and recover though!

It's nice when you can chat with close friends about a loved one when the loved one has departed, nice isn't really the word I want to use but it's early :-D x

[waterboatman]

I know exactly what you mean albs.

I'm Sure JD would show you a good time ;o}
You could drag him to my spare room. :o}

[albaqwerty]

lol, borrowing your spare room for me and JD, either I'd need to gag him or you'd need to borrow a pair of Slappy's ear-plugs :-)

btw, your piccy is still on top of the telly, it's better than the dawn outside my window. Grey, possibly an 8 on DT's chart.

Are you having a lazy day today?

[waterboatman]

That's nice albs. I do think it's a good photo though, even if I do say so myself. :o}

The weather is not looking too good here at the moment. A little brighter, but it looks sneaky.

I'm not planning on doing much today. Another early start to morrow. We have some repairs to be done on the boat canopy, it should have been done yesterday, but the firm let us down. I'm on a charter tomorrow, and the party want to come down early to decorate the boat. Obviously a birthday party. So I've got to be there at 8.30 to see that the repairers do the job properly and make sure they do it quickly so that the party can get on.

[albaqwerty]

I think having a birthday party on a boat would be a lovely thing to do.
Must start saving up for Mr Alba's next biggy

(oh, boy, I've a few suspicions about the comments that might be inviting!)

A lazy day sounds good, recover from the enjoyments of yesterday and recharge the batteries for tomorrow.

Back in a tick, got to sort out the older alba xx

[waterboatman]

We do a lot of birthday parties on board. Always fun. :o}

That remark will invite all sorts of comments albs! ;o}

[berniecuddles]

Morning all at work but wish I was in bed lol

[Peaspeculiars]

'...we decided to be sensible...'

'...On the boat whoever wasn't steering was on beer refill duty..'

Ha, ha, ha - sensible eh? lol

Johnny Depp in town? checks diary as she sprints down to Gloucs.. hmm, milkman mon, tues, wed, fri, OH Sat, Sun - Yeeeah that leaves a blank in thursday! I'm on my way JD!

[waterboatman]

Morning bernie. I remember that mate! :o}

[albaqwerty]

that was a quick tick.

Don't have a lunch box to fiddle with today either :(

I think you should have as part of the life-saving equipment on board, a corkscrew and a knife :-)

[berniecuddles]

So I'm ditched for Johnny Depp tch!

[Peaspeculiars]

Yo cuddles xx

[albaqwerty]

Morning Cuddlyone xx
Feeling meh? Get to bed when you get home x

Morning Peas xx
Mitts off, I'm already on the train, but you're closer, grrrrrrr :-D

[waterboatman]

Morning peas. xxx Of course it's sensible. The steerer can't do beer refills can they! :o}

[berniecuddles]

Yo peas xx

[waterboatman]

Fickle these females bernie. Fickle, so they are! :o}

[albaqwerty]

Cuddlyone, yer shiny bits are so much more impressive than JD's though


hmmmmm, might just let Peas 'av 'im then

[albaqwerty]

^^ and there's written proof of fickleness!!!