I never made it to Clevedon yesterday. By the time I'd finished with the lads who were off on the afternoon tide to Portishead, it was getting on for five and as I was driving away from Sharpness, there was a traffic report on the radio, saying the M5 was blocked down near Clevedon after an accident, so I came home.
I was a bit tired so I doubt I would have enjoyed my visit. I took one or two piccies. This beautiful cottage in a small village in Gloucestershire. I took this for my Americans who think we all live in houses like this.
I'd give the rest of my right kidney to live in such a place.
I left OBC and the lads doing their little pre - voyage checks which include stuff like checking oil levels, water and if there's enough beer in the fridge.
Wally the welder rang me, to tell me he'd seen Bob the Butcher on the telly in some programme about a man who died and left half a million pounds. He lived close to the butchers and was a regular customer, in fact when he didn't show up for a few days, it was Bob who went round to check on him and found him dead. He lived like a peasant, washed his clothes in the sink, yet had all that dosh stashed away and no one to leave it to.
I didn't even know Bob had been interviewed by the BBC over this, so that makes twice this year the little bugger's been on telly.
Wally told me that getting a mobile signal down in Padstow is pretty difficult and to talk to me, he was at the bottom of the garden, balancing on a log. Gives a whole new meaning to logging on !
OBC and crew are going up the Avon gorge into Bristol this afternoon and will be mooring up by the SS Great Britain (the world's first iron hulled ship, built by Isembard Kingdom Brunel).
That is moored right by where my office was in Bristol, you could see the masts from the window, but unfortunately there was a warehouse in the way for a good view. Our office was a hiitorical building, the Read Dispensary, where they used to send all the Tuberculosis sufferers for their X rays and treatment.
I have the posh Volvo for the week, EEK ! I say that, because I won't sleep at night with it parked outside. I said to OBC this morning, I'd brought the sat nav indoors for safe keeping, then he mentioned something of value in the car I didn't know about, so I shall bring that in, then I said hell, I may as well just bring the car indoors for safe keeping.
I've a couple of things on in the week. I am collecting some relatives of OBC from the airport Tuesday and on Thursday I have to go to the QE hospital and see my surgeon.
Even though I don't have a barbecue or a garden or any of those outdoor enjoy the nice weather things, I bought some Chinese marinated ribs and a hot n spicy chicken leg this morning, which I am planning to have tonight, seeing how I missed burgers, hot dogs and corn on the cob at Average Jane's...
