Della’s first day at school - I was off to the London Earls Court boat show with Daniel and his friends Gary and Stephen, as Diana was worried sick about taking Della for her first day at school, made worse by Debbie’s misbehaviour. All was well with the girls in the end and us boys saw some beautiful motorboats from Brooms and Princess but found they were to widen high for our river.
Di woke me very early today and I was struggling to get up and dressed, slipping back into sleep twice, before she worried me out into the shower room. I fed the fish (who seem a lot better and more hungry this morning) then set off with Daniel and his friends Gary and Stephen for the London Earls Court boat show at 8:30 AM. It was 1030 before we arrived in heavy traffic but we did stop at the Mimms service area for a drink. We saw a range of boats at the show and were most impressed with the lavishly-fitted Brooms, Princess and other cruisers. Unfortunately, they are all far too wide and high to negotiate the River Great Ouse. At 3 PM, we undertook the cheque home which was further extended then by an accident completely blocking the A1 northbound carriageway and causing us to divert through country lanes. It seems that Diana was quite happy with her first day at school in Little Paxton County Priory today. Di was very nervous and almost ill with it and Debbie had mis-behaved badly.
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This evening, I worked a little on correspondence for my history and am now ready to spend the day on the Norman and Manorial era tomorrow.