Sunday 27th July

Quite a noisy night with the Saturday night revellers in St Ives but we had no trouble and they were just high spirited.

Robert and Laraine came to visit us today. It soon became obvious that it was going to be another scorching day and therefore we abandoned all plans of cooking a meal for them.

Robert and Laraine take the helm

Unwinding on a perfect summers day

They arrived about midday and we set off to retrace our steps of yesterday, but this time to have a meal at The Ferryboat Inn.

The lock was really busy again and we all crammed in but after that it was plain sailing with Robert and Laraine taking turns at the helm.

Enjoying another drink at The Old Ferry Boat Inn

(It's a hard life but someone has to do it)

The pub was also very busy as expected on a hot sunny day but we didn't have to wait too long for our lunch and we were all ready for it when it did arrive.

A busy beer garden at the Old Ferry Boat but the food was worth the wait

We had a leisurely trip back with Robert at the helm - Laraine decided she preferred to be a lady of leisure at the front of the boat with me.

Rob takes the helm for the homeward cruise

We managed to negotiate the lock quite easily this time as most of the cruisers were going in the opposite direction on their way back to their permanent moorings after the weekend.

Successfully through the lock and back to the mooring

Our mooring spot was waiting for us and two men in an adjoining boat helped by taking our ropes, as they could see what a hash Robert and I were making of it.

We had a quick bite to eat and cup of tea and all too soon it was time for them to go as they both have work tomorrow. As they were leaving it started to rain and it has been thundering intermittently since then but still feels very oppressive.

Tom and I have had a super weekend and it has been great to catch up with the boys and their partners again and hope to see them all again in the near future.