Took ourselves off for the weekend to visit no 1 son, daughter in law and the Grandchildren. A request had been made by the boys for nanny to join them on the PlayStation for a game of Kung Fo Panda, a game that beats the sh*t out of Tai Lung an evil warrior. Only one problem...as far as those sort of games go I'm a dinosaur and have no idea how to use the controls so instead I was made to watch as the boys clicked, waggled and pressed buttons on the controller at amazing speeds both determined to be the victor! Anyway, after trying to show interest in the 'said' game, I was very glad that a suggestion made by me to go visit Stoke Bruerne Locks followed by a meal at the Navigation was agreed upon. And the day couldn't have been better with rising temperatures and sunny conditions. The boys were fascinated by the lack of water and a barrage of questions had to be answered. Oliver's concern about what had happened to the fish was, I thought, quite touching. Without a camera and with Ian's phone dead because he forgot to charge the battery I resigned myself to just viewing the work being done but then....a brilliant idea by Ian, why not use my Samsung tablet. Although I had never used the camera on the tablet the quality isn't too bad even though the glare on the screen from the sun made the taking of the photos 'Pot Luck.'
The Navigation was heaving and without a booking, we felt sure we would be turned away. But a table was found, drinks and meal ordered and then we waited...and waited...and waited some more. A whole hour went by and only by Iwona asking when the meals would be coming out was anything done! Anyway, another 15 minutes and the meals were brought to the table. Such a shame about the wait because the meals were well cooked and quite delicious. It has put us off going there again though.
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