An abortive family visit to St Neots Riverside Park in the pouring rain after lunch together and then myself to resume some work on my history project. Six of the German miners were rescued from an air pocket, cocaine is washed up near Brighton and a third motorcyclist has been killed on the Isle of Man whilst practising for this year’s TT championships
A good night’s sleep and up early to make the morning drinks to give Di a treat. Little Della came down to see me and I got her mug of milk as well. Up to have our drinks in bed and then a breakfast of cereal together. This morning I read the Financial Times and catch up with the Investors Chronicle. It seems that others also believe that we have not seen the end to the economic slump and I will hold off of equities for a time longer. Also tidied up my office a bit, before Di and Daniel came and took me off to lunch at the Happy Eater. We had a nice meal and then we tried to go to the fair at the St Neots Riverside Park afterwards, but the heavens opened and it poured with rain, as it did several times today. Home to watch some TV cricket and golf and, after tea, I got down to some history work at last. I made some text changes to the section on the Paper Mill, adding sections on the building of Riversfield and then on the 1895 Spring Opening.
Lastly, I collected together other sections on the buildings around the Mill to undertake an edit next, in conjunction with the information from the Paper Mill files that I have on loan. To bed at a reasonable time tonight, after listening to the news. Good news today was of the miraculous rescue of six of the German miners, after they had been trapped in an air pocket away from the carbon monoxide. They now have 37 bodies and there is a faint chance of more survivors. A mystery find, as polythene bags of cocaine worth £2 ½ million are found washed up on a beach at Saltdean, near Brighton. It seems drug dealers may have hidden the packets under water, but storms dragged them away. A third motorcyclist has been killed on the Isle of Man whilst practising for this year’s TT championships. They must surely find a different venue, as this is far too dangerous. Tomorrow is forecast to be much brighter and drier than today and we look forward to it.