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Hi Everyone

What a cracking few days we have had, we have spent it just on the outskirts of Lichfield in King Bromley Marina, it was handy as we were near the Hospital and as Thomas was joining us for the weekend it seemed daft to give up the opportunity of a few days R&R. We have had a great mooring with electric and water it makes life so easier when you have guests and all the facilities. The Marina staff are great when we arrived on Thursday Sue who runs the place even ran us to the hospital as there are no buses. Its high on my recommendation for Marinas its very well run, very well kept, everyone is friendly kind and helpful. A wonderful place to stay well done!  Kings Bromley Marina.

Hospital was great another very well run hospital no real A&E only a minor injuries unit (so what was I doing there at first it looked as if they were not going to be able to see to me, but two great proper nurses decided that they would cut through the bureaucracy, remember them days when nurses could make a decision without fear of being sued, anyway they both decided that my wrist was not broken, maybe me picking a chair up one handed proved the point? But I do have some torn muscle tissue, so I am back in a very comfortable splint. thanks to two kind and very knowledgable nurses.

Friday we all went to a park Rossling Country Park its ran by the National Forestry Commission another cracking place, we had a great fun and activity packed  day. £2.50 per car to park all day and the only other thing to pay for were the activities like, Bike hire, Archery, Falconry, and so on however there was so much else to do that only Thomas bothered with the Archery we were too knackered. Today it was hit the shops for Matt Lorraine and Thomas in Lichfiled Noreen and I walked around the Cathedral another good reason to visit this part of the world. Lichfield the only Cathedral in Britain with three spires. The west end of the Cathedral settling between the NW and the SW tower has the most highly decorative facade  I have ever seen, over thirty statues of I assume saints in gothic niches very impressive indeed the rest of the cathedral was also impressive and for a building founded in 1300 years ago still in very good order.

Thomas as just gone home it has been great having him here but all of a sudden the boat seems very quiet, what a breath of fresh air he is. I hear people constantly complaining about children and the youth of today, I say Give them a bit of slack and remember when you were their age ????????? Yesterday in the parks there was hundreds of kids all ages and sizes and the only trouble I saw was with the parents???

Tomorrow we are leaving here quite early as we want to catch up with John and Kath we all hope to be going to the National Memorial Arboretum together in the afternoon

That I am really looking forward to I have polished my medals for the occasion. A report on that will follow.

May your God Belss and Keep you

Thomas as usual having a good time

Thomas The Falconer

I wanted the Gargoil for the head of the Boat

Lichfield Cathedral

Impressive Facade