alafloat : St Ives Cambridgeshire

We have had a fantastic weekend in St Ives, the last few days has proved this is why we go boating, I know it doesn't happen a lot and in England you have to cope with what God sends you but when it does happen with temperatures in the very high 20s its fantastic, Friday night it was off to the riverside pub sampling the real ale with lots of other like minded folk and Boaters alike finishing off with a rather good fish super what else can a man want Saturday we awoke to a blinding sun coming through the ports and we were soon up and off discovering; St Ives is a really nice little fen-land town with plenty of character and charm, moorings however are again in very short supply luckily we arrived on Friday before the rush and managed to get a spot on the town wall, its not easy getting on and off as the wall is about 5ft high but we are moored up. After discovering what was on offer in the town, Lunch and afternoon tea we went off to Mass before we had dinner, then it was time for the serious things of the evening, gin and tonic’s on the poop deck with Kath and John until at least 10. 30pm we thought then it had cooled enough to hit the sack,what a glorious evening it was. Sunday started with about three hours of early morning fishing I did quite well with a mixed bag of Perch, Roach and Chub, after a quick shower we were off to hit the antique shops but honestly where do they get those prices, needless to say my Lancashire bargaining techniques of “How Much!!” Did not seem to impress our southern brothers (miserable load of buggers) We then sat down with a few beers to listen to the Brass Band that had turned out to welcome us?? And had set up on the green aside the boats

So we hammered the Aussies in the Rugby Test, We won the Tour de France and Murray did it at last and what a great Game it was, and we at last got rid of the so called cleric Abu Qatada What a fantastic British weekend If we continue with the rate of jingoism I can foresee an economy up turn, unemployment coming down, all the bankers being sacked and Britain leaving Europe. Now what a wonderful summer that would make. The economy must be improving, people have money to waste I sold some paintings today.

You see we don’t need politicians, they just confuse the issue all we need is some decent weather, and win the ashes isn't life so easy ?????????”

Tomorrow we are off to St Neots (we hope I have to back up out of this creek when we came in for water nobody informed us that it is now a dead end)

Speak soon

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