A more restful day, mostly away from my election campaign, valeting my Range Rover, servicing my Reliant and havin g drives of both to check election boards and take the girls to the playing field. Two RAF men are killed in Holland by the IRA in retaliation for their three volunteers being executed in Gibraltar, Solidarity activists carried banners in Poland and were molested by security police as Western Envoys attended the Red Square May-Day parade today and the theme was Perestroika & Glasnost. The first P&O Ferry from Dover for three months sailed today
Had a much better night after taking a painkiller and only awoke once in the early hours as the effects wore off and my chest felt very stiff. I got up slowly today, managed to shower, shave and dress in time for my fried breakfast, after which I could take my tablet. This morning started wet and showery, but it did not stop me vacuuming and then washing the Range Rover after driving round to check on my election signs. Daniel and his friend Steve helped me finish leathering the car before the showers returned and I then funded them for a cruise to the petrol pump at St Neots Marina. I then rested for the remainder of the morning until lunch, watching a couple of interesting political programmes on TV about Thatcher’s problems in Scotland etc. This afternoon, I continued watching some sport on TV as I wrote up yesterday’s journal and as much as I could of today’s. The weather had cheered up a bit, the ground dried and so I went out to do some work on Percy the Reliant and my election boards that had been victims of the early part of the campaign. I pumped up the tyres, tightened the wheels, topped up the back axle and engine oil and then took the girls for a run to the playing field.
Also toured around Paxton and Southoe a couple of times, checking my poster boards, before and after tea. There seems no mechanical reason why we cannot attend the St Neots to Rushden Road Rally tomorrow, if the weather is reasonable. I also finished off painting and posting the remainder of my poster boards and placed three in my riverside gardens to attract the attention of boaters and walkers alike. Decided on some cereal, a pill and an early night to get some rest. The news today is of the murder of two RAF men in Holland, in a bomb attack by IRA men. This incident is intended as a reply to the killing of the 3 IRA people in Gibraltar. The RAF men were across from Germany on a recreational outing and off duty. This is the worse ever IRA attack on British soldiers in continental Europe. On today, May-Day, there were posters by Solidarity activists in Poland and security police undertook snatch arrests of those carrying banners. Better East/West relations today, as Western Envoys attended the Red Square May-Day parade today and the theme was Perestroika & Glasnost. This is their first attendance since the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. The first P&O Ferry from Dover for three months sailed today and arrived at Zeebrugge.