After a Lovely Holiday

It's back to the hectic everyday stuff

I bet there is not many that can go two weeks on this amount of luggage!! AND I didnt wear all that I took 😜

 I spent much of my time here

 Or here

 Or in here.

 You cant see in this picture but whilst I was paddling away, a pod of dolphins swam past. By the time I had swum back to shore to grab my camera, they were well away.


We didn't get as much walking as we had planned, as the weather was several degrees hotter than usual for the time of year.  So unless we saw one of these

Lovely sunrise

 The 10k steps were shelved for the day


We did get out and about 

 But most days ended up on the lovely beach even though we had to walk back up this hill to get back to our apartment.

and it goes on, and on.......

 We had some delicious food

 But most of all a well earned rest

The day after we got back I headed off with some friends to Southend to meet up with

 Paddle Streamer  Waverley

this photo from http://www.waverleyexcursions.co.uk/

We boarded from the end of Southend On Sea Pier

 

to cruise up the Thames

 

Under the Queens Elizabeth Bridge at Dartford

 

Through the Thames Flood Barrier

 

 Past the Cutty Sark at Greenwich

 Canary Wharf Businesses

 Toward Tower Bridge

 Which opened ,   just for us

 to sail under

 Such a fantastic trip! I was surprised how moved I was as the ships horn sounded and the crowds on onlookers cheered this lovely vessel into dock.

And more water at the weekend as I volunteered to help a The Splash and Dash -  a charity event held at Rushden Lakes for Spurgeons Children's Charity 

 It was hilarious to see all the teams paddle like fury at the start, only to see them all head off in different directions 🤣🤣🤣

The weather had turned much cooler, but it stayed dry,  everyone had much fun, and a good deal of money was raised. 



Not much done on the craft front but I hope to rectify that in the coming week.