A holiday within the vacation

Tranquility in the heart of the city

Just across the road (drink included)

 

 

 

Monday to Wednesday, 12-14 August was “a holiday within the holiday”, a complete  period of “boat time”, and with no engagements nor adventures planned, it was a good opportunity to enjoy the tranquillity of this “secret haven” in the very heart of frenetic London.

Gloriana in the  early morning

Reading in the sun, strolling around the dock, watching again and again the comings and goings, reading, snoozing to music,  popping across to Waitrose for supplies, taking advantage of the amenities available, or just simply chatting are all very satisfactory pastimes which we were enjoying to the full.

The Marina boatmen reposition a 50-ft barge

 There is something very special about life on the boat, and time just seems to flow pleasantly by. Breakfast ends at morning coffee time, which seems to be immediately before lunch. Afternoons are hardly long enough to fit in a snooze, take a stroll, and have a pot of tea before it's time for dinner. And then, after a cup of coffee, a round of cards, and perhaps a DVD or two, it's midnight already. SWWYGI.

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