Wasn't our bones a creaking last night.

Now what was I saying about being lucky to get a pontoon? Humm Maybe not such a good move after all. We happen to be on one of the short pontoons in the basin and consequently the front end of FS sticks out by a mile!! Securing her was a problem and Ian did the best he could last night in the very windy conditions. Sleep was almost impossible as FS swung from side to side and the ropes leading from the center fairlead to the pontoon cleat kept creaking. This morning, feeling very bleary eyed, Ian was determined to do something about it. We now have more ropes attached to FS then any other boat here! So far so good as the creaking and swinging has stopped. Hoping for a better nights sleep tonight.

Early this morning an army of children arrived for a day out in the canoes. We were talking to Annie on the pontoon at the time and had to keep dodging the onslaught of kids. Must have been about a hundred or more all shouting, laughing in anticipation of a grand day.

The first wave arrives. All the blue and yellow canoes were filled with the children. Another 8 canoes appeared 30 minutes later.

 
Had a look round Vines Park to see if anything was going on. A new finger post had been erected and very nice it was too. No sign of marquees or activity but we were told of a meeting at 13:00 to get volenteers. Ian attended and apart from a brief return to tell me he was being driven to Brum to help load the marquee in a van, I have not seen him since! Hope he's back in time for dinner!!!

FS is nestled in the middle

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Forgot to include these photo's when we were moored in Stourport.

The seagull did not want the Heron around

 Footnote:-

Ian has returned (just) dinner in the dog (or would have been if we still had one)