Friday 1st November 2019



After a late night, or rather an early morning, with Martin and Michelle, Harvey completely let us down and we didn’t wake until 10:30 when Matt rang to say he was dropping Eva off at home.

Brenda had an 11:15 hair appointment and so left almost immediately while I went to collect Eva. I got a lovely long cuddle from her and she didn’t want to let go, bless her. She is almost as tall as her nan now.

Brenda is having her peacock colours reinstated. Of the hairdressers she has visited since we have been on the boat, nobody does this quite like Aspect 1 in Middlewich, and we are both looking forward to the result.

After collecting Eva, we returned to the boat and assembled the second reclining chair between us. While they do not look as good as the armchairs, they are much more practical and comfortable and take up far less room.

We then picked up Manny and went to the chippy for our dinner, Eva and myself then going for a walk down town so she could show me the changes. We met Brenda returning on the way down, her hair looks so good and so much fun with the colouring.




After visiting the new Jacks store, Eva and myself returned to the boat where something was obviously amiss. The ropes were all slack, the centre rope hanging in the water and the mooring stakes at a strange angle.

Brenda had reached the boat to find the rear stake had pulled out and the boat laying across the canal. She had walked down the gunwhale and, in throwing the centre line to a passing guy, slipped and fell into the canal. She is sore and bruised and very shaken but fortunately, not seriously hurt. Thank goodness this guy was passing. The consequences had nobody been around, are not worth contemplating. I just wish we knew who the guy was to be able to thank him properly, he is probably as traumatised as Brenda.

In the meantime, Brenda’s handbag went into the canal and her phone dropped out and sank, which is devastating for her. The majority of our contacts were in her phone so, for now, if people could please contact us on my phone so we can reinstate the contacts: 07725 723620. It would be such a shame to lose touch.

This has shocked the pair of us and we are now in the process of putting measures into place so, should anybody fall in in the future, it is a little easier and safer to climb out.

The evening saw us back in the Kings Lock for a meal with Martin and Michelle and Martin’s mother and partner who we had not seen for along time.  




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