Monday 22nd we set off early heading for Pershore where we had decided to meet Amy and the children. As it was Lottie's birthday (5) we had decorated the boat with balloons as we did when Emmy came for hers. We also managed a birthday dinner on shore as the weather was fine and at Pershore we were moored right by the recreation ground. Her first choice was roast chicken but we managed to downgrade that to chicken goujons which was a bit more manageable. On Tuesday the ladies & girls went shopping and the men & boys went Geocaching finding 2 out of 4. We also managed a trip to the play park which they all enjoyed, it was hot and they had a water play area....squirting fountains and sprays etc which they all had to do in their undies as we were not prepared.
By Wednesday we were in Evesham and they had an even better and bigger play park. On Thursday while we entertained the children Amy borrowed a bike and cycled back to get her car as they were leaving first thing in the morning.
That left us with 2 visitor free days before Sunday when Caroline - my niece and her family, 2 a & 3 c, arrived. We moved on to Stratford-upon-Avon and awaited their invasion....oops arrival. Plenty to entertain us all in Stratford on a bank holiday and a fairly crowded sleeping arrangement, especially as the dog, who had obviously eaten something horrible, needed to go out at 3.30 am. After a river trip on Monday they all went home so after a fairly hectic August, Michael and the boys, our trip to Ireland, a 30th wedding anniversary in Potrsmouth, a hospital appointment in Kent,Luke and Harry, Amy and the girls and Caroline and family, we have finally got our boat back to ourselves and can think about how to spend our last month of this years voyage.
We stayed in Stratford until Thursday 1st Sept. One reason was an ailing water pump, and I had ordered spares to be delivered to a marina in Stratford and also so we could take in a couple of plays. We watched Pygmalian in The Attic Theatre at Cox's barn. A cosy little theatre with just 3 very comfortable rows of seats, which was excellent, and The Homecoming by Harold Pinter at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, which was weird and left us wishing we'd spent the £50 on something else. A tour of the RST was very interesting though. Sue & Clive in Lady G had left us on Tuesday as they had a family thing on at the w/e so we said our farewells in case we don't see them again this year. By Thursday night 1/9/11 we were in Wilmcote 4 hrs and 16 locks from Stratford but still without the water pump spares hopefully they will arrive tomorrow and we are moored right by Wilmcote station so a trip back to Stratford is on the cards.
Jago found the hook I cut the stick and found the fishing line and Nick caught the fish with a worm that I dug,
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