We will sadly soon be ending our 2 month trip and I've been thinking of the things that will change. Firstly I'll have to remember that our Westbourne house doesn't move, so there will be no need to rush into the garden, bang a large tent peg in the lawn and tie it up every evening. And it won't matter which side of the house I leave from, with any luck both will be dry with no chance of disappearing into six feet of Thames water . When we get up I must also remember that our Westbourne neighbours with the thatched cottage will still be there every morning and not have moved their house ten miles away replacing it with a one bedroom council flat with two dobermans .I think it will take a little while to adjust to the fact that we will have more space, and therefore unnecessary to move the cooker, bed, tv and shower into a long line along the landing and arrange all our belongings around them in a pleasing and eye catching manner.
One thing I've not done for two months is drive a car and I can see this as a bit of a problem , I must remember to drive on the left, preferably at more than four miles an hour AND not jump into the boot of the car and steer it with the jack. As far as I can recall going around corners isn't a problem in a car because its got tyres so it won't be necessary to attempt to slide the car round a corner as if it was a shopping trolley with a loose wheel. Although I will take the anchor off the boat for the winter I will have to remember that it's just in transit and not to be thrown out of the car window to stop it in an emergency in tescos car park.
Without exception all boaters will acknowledge you and smile and wave,occasionally even the normally grumpy anglers who generally have a face that looks like they have trapped wind will give you a nod,so I will have to remember not to cheerily greet, smile and wave to all and sundry in the meat aisle at Waitrose!
Oh and I won't have to clamber under the engine to check the prop for weeds, plastic bags, fishing line, saris, scarves and other obstructions (that will be a relief!)
One thing I've not done for two months is drive a car and I can see this as a bit of a problem , I must remember to drive on the left, preferably at more than four miles an hour AND not jump into the boot of the car and steer it with the jack. As far as I can recall going around corners isn't a problem in a car because its got tyres so it won't be necessary to attempt to slide the car round a corner as if it was a shopping trolley with a loose wheel. Although I will take the anchor off the boat for the winter I will have to remember that it's just in transit and not to be thrown out of the car window to stop it in an emergency in tescos car park.
Without exception all boaters will acknowledge you and smile and wave,occasionally even the normally grumpy anglers who generally have a face that looks like they have trapped wind will give you a nod,so I will have to remember not to cheerily greet, smile and wave to all and sundry in the meat aisle at Waitrose!
Oh and I won't have to clamber under the engine to check the prop for weeds, plastic bags, fishing line, saris, scarves and other obstructions (that will be a relief!)
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