Whit Monday

Monday 27th May, 2013 at Crick IWA Show.
A windier, slightly cooler day but still plenty of sunshine. The show organisers said that it was 14 years since they had had three dry days with continuous sunshine at the show!!  Apparently, they also had a record attendance of 27,000 visitors.  Brilliant!
M took advantage of the good weather to do two machine loads of washing and declared herself to be very pleased with the new washing machine (we had bought a new washing machine over the winter to replace the original washer/dryer that was not a great success).

We walked over to the show and were delighted to find Cookie (ex Kingsground) now working for Barrus (marine engines) and looking very smart.

Then we bumped into Richie and his friend Liam and, later on, to Jim again. We bought home made cake, some beautiful marmalade from a couple whose produce is made from fruits gathered from the hedgerows along the canal, and a few trinkets from the "Roses and Castles" canalware stand - M said that they were irresistible! We also saw a lovely "Rosie and Jim" - they are so difficult to find these days, therefore they were definitely "Not for Sale".  Shame!

R bought a wi-fi gizmo, which unfortunately has proved to have some problems, although the suppliers have promised to sort them out.
We had made an appointment to look round a huge 60ft long by 11ft wide Dutch Barge by Piper Boats and duly turned up at 3:00pm for the viewing. We were pleasantly surprised, not just by the quality of the build but by the genuine pride and friendly approach of the builders. Great value too at just £260,000.
Back on MM, we suddenly found that we had quite a gathering on board. Richie and Liam came over, plus Jim, and also Justin and his friend from neighbouring nb "Corbeau".  The entire show had a wonderfully warm and very friendly atmosphere (even Guy enjoyed it!  The passers-by certainly loved seeing him sitting in the window watching the world go by!).

After dinner, we crossed the footbridge for the last time to look around the now deserted showground. What a contrast to just a few hours before.
A wonderful weekend. The weather was superb, we met some great people and we had so much fun!
Today: No miles but many smiles.