A hot and sunny day with little wind for Debbie to sail and the Three Rivers Race.
I was out early walking Sam around Crabbet’s Marsh and on to Horning for milk and papers. Sam seems to be getting over his viral infection but still had plenty of spots.
Breakfast in Wroxham with the family and some work fitting out Harnser before driving on to Paxton. To sleep tired and exhausted with both effort and heat.
We were greeted by a fine, hot and sunny day this morning and it is always sad to leave Norfolk in these circumstances. First out with the dog around Crabbet's Marsh and then back via Horning village for some milk and newspapers. I got Debbie to try out the newly-commissioned sailing dinghy but there was hardly any wind and she got frustrated trying to sail it whilst drifting backwards on the main river! There were sailing boats gathering in large numbers at Horning Sailing Club for this was the day of the Three Rivers Race due to start at midday. They were missing the wind even more as I launched The Jolly and went to tow Debbie back in.
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Later, I took out the dinghy and fared a little better though the lack of wind was still frustrating. Della did some rowing up and down the dyke again and is getting better. By now lunchtime was approaching and so I loaded everybody up and took them to Wroxham where we had a nice meal at the Riverside Cafe. Sam was all right with the sun-roof ajar and the car parked under a tree. I had cut up an old cover and used masking tape to secure a temporary rear-door load-space protector and it worked fine. Back to Harnser where I set to and at last fitted three shelves into the store cupboard before we left.
It was just about tea time and so, leaving Sam in his run, we drove down to the Horning Leisure Centre and had them to ourselves to prepare toasted sandwiches, drinks and pies for us to eat outside in the shade. Back to collect Sam and then an uneventful journey home. I had bought some compact discs in Wroxham and we listened to them on the journey and were quite impressed with the new car stereo system. The evening unpacking and going through all of the mail once we got back. Sam seems to be getting over his viral infection but still had plenty of spots. To sleep tired and exhausted with both effort and heat.