August Bank Holiday Weekend 24-26 August

Sat /Sun 24/25 Aug (Bank Hol W/E)

Hayley arrived in the early afternoon after an extended drive in heavy London traffic, and we started her visit with fish & chips  which we bought from one of the stalls in “The Clipper Village” on the Central Dock. Unfortunately the first day of both the village and Hayley’s visit was a complete washout in ceaseless and heavy rain—but this was not nerly enough to dampen our spirits. In the evening we went across to “Café Rouge”, taking in the evening sights as we walked, and we finished off the day playing cards on board.

The Luggage Room fizz

On Sunday, since the rain had exhausted itself by pouring all night, the weather picked up, and limited sunbathing was possible in the morning -  - that is, when we had finished queuing for the facilities which were overwhelmed by the onslaught of 250 yachties. Lunch was a steak sandwich on the quay, followed by drinks on the sidewalk, and then a very pleasant afternoon on the boat before pre-dinner “champers” and a trip o “Cote Brasserie” for dinner.

Thriving well

 

Meanwhile, the young waterbirds were still thriving, much to the delight of two lovely little girls who were spending a couple of days with their parents on a motor cruiser a few fingers along the pontoon

26 August, the Bank Holiday Monday, turned out to be a really great sunny day, but it got off to a bad start when Hayley arrived to her car to find that it had been broken into, and some items stolen.  

Hayley reports a break-in

 

 

 

 

 

 

This involved an hour or two with the police and security men. We also began packing up procedures, in between sunbathing, snoozing and strolling around the Clipper Village.



Sundown in the Park

 

 

 

In the evening, we set off  and visited  Kensington Gardens on our way  to a really excellent dinner at The Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington.

 

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