On Saturday we awoke to a grotty looking day - windy and rainy but we were cosy on the boat - moored up in Stone.
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We were due to meet aboard Dot and Gordon's boat NB Ewn Ha Cul for pre fireworks drinks and nibbles on Saturday evening. Unfortunatly Dot went lame earlier in the day ... they didn't shoot her but she was advised to rest her leg. Consequently the drinks and nibbles were rearranged to the mighty Caxton.
We were joined by Andy and Sue (NB Festina Lente) Ray and Diane (NB Ferndale) Jim and Joan (NB Two Jays).
After a couple of hours of drinking and nibbling we headed across the the Stone bonfire and firework display ... we had to pay £5.00 each to get in!
It was the biggest bonfire I have ever seen, it was the size of a two story house, plus it had the Tardis on top! Some kind of sci-fi themed bonfire ...
I was surprised they lit it as it was blowing a gale, but lit it they did. We then realised what the £5.00 entrance fee was for ... the air was thick with black smoke ... aha, the money was to offset the carbon footprint!
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We were due to meet aboard Dot and Gordon's boat NB Ewn Ha Cul for pre fireworks drinks and nibbles on Saturday evening. Unfortunatly Dot went lame earlier in the day ... they didn't shoot her but she was advised to rest her leg. Consequently the drinks and nibbles were rearranged to the mighty Caxton.
We were joined by Andy and Sue (NB Festina Lente) Ray and Diane (NB Ferndale) Jim and Joan (NB Two Jays).
After a couple of hours of drinking and nibbling we headed across the the Stone bonfire and firework display ... we had to pay £5.00 each to get in!
It was the biggest bonfire I have ever seen, it was the size of a two story house, plus it had the Tardis on top! Some kind of sci-fi themed bonfire ...
I was surprised they lit it as it was blowing a gale, but lit it they did. We then realised what the £5.00 entrance fee was for ... the air was thick with black smoke ... aha, the money was to offset the carbon footprint!
It was the most fantastic bonfire ... luckily the wind blew the smoke away from the crowd and over the local council estate, so that was OK!
Diane and Elaine were well wrapped up, winter is well and truly here ...
The house is nearly gone ...
There was a definite wicker man feel about it, strange folks up these parts.
The fireworks display was good, not up to Sydney's new year's eve standard, but they cost in the region of £5,000,000 !!
Everyone went their own way after the fireworks, except Ray and Diane who came back to the boat till the late hours for a few more drinks and yet more nibbles, including some of Ray's famous brownies!
We had friends visiting from Macc at lunchtime today, so as the sun was shining we decided to travel to the other end of Stone to chuck a u-ey at the nearest winding hole and then head back to Stone ... at least then we would be heading the correct way to go back towards the marina when our friends arrived.
Elaine squinting into the bright morning sun, Bombo was smiling too ...
Into the first lock ...
Bombo looking for his mum ...
Giving the boys a walk in the sunshine ...
Up she comes in the second lock of the day ...
By now the wind had picked up and rain looked very likely ...
They had given this willow tree a haircut ...
Then it happened....it absolutely pissed down! Sammie ran inside the boat, but Bombo would rather stay with his mum and get wet. We tied up back in Stone and lit the fire to dry out and warm up before our friends came ...
Our friends arrived about 13.00 hours so we had lunch and drinks on the boat. After a couple of hours the weather changed yet again and the sun came out for a really nice sunny afternoon so they came for a quick trip with us back to the marina ...
Come on Jane - put your back into it!
Once back in the marina we connected up the umbilical cord (electric) and gave them a quick tour around the motorhome before driving them back to their car.
It's now Sunday evening ... we can feel a visit to 'spoons coming up for Sunday dinner!
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