Road Sign in the Lake District
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It
has been a weird summer. Records were
broken as usual - it was the wettest
summer since 1912 and the dullest
since records began. The first month
was hell as it rained continually and
we had numerous problems with the
boat, including an electrical failure
which forced us into a hotel for
several days. I was ready to throw in
the towel on this boating lark, and
Barb wanted go home to Phoenix even if
it was 44C every day. But we came
through the bad times, the weather
cleared, we had a lovely time in
Cornwall, cruising the Trent, being
with my family in Kent, seeing my aunt
Rosemary again, a wild few days in
London, all capped off by a wonderful
trip to the Lake District, thanks to
Mike and Ange. So we will return next
year!
We are
looking forward to seeing our friends
and being reunited with our cat,
Marni. Although parted
from the little devil over the summer,
we are lucky enough to have a replica
on the boat with us, a gift from Mike
and Ange (see right, enlarge if you
dare >>>).
This
will probably be my last journal entry
for the summer. See you next year!
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