Amazing how long email housekeeping takes. Must have spent two hours this morning deleting emails or putting them into folders, which I will probably never look at! The rain was pounding down when we awoke and I honestly thought we would be isolated on the boat all day. However after a lunchtime Zoom with friends, followed by a webinair on the ‘post pandemic church’ we were delighted to see some blue sky and sun.
We walked along the towpath to find a new mooring for tomorrow, when we leave the Marina. There was a beautifully maintained narrowboat and a friendly young couple who said they had been in the same place since Christmas and work from home. I wondered where the nearest supermarket was as it wasn’t obvious, as all I could see was houses and parkland. I was cheered to hear a 20 minute walk across the park would lead to a Waitrose which sounds ideal!
Returning to the boat after quite a long walk I tackled the issue of hiring a car to get R home for his jab. Only wanting a one day hire, I was disheartened when the nearest car rental firm to the canal, in Wolverton, only does a three day rental over the weekend. Much more than we need – the prospect of going home for three days, unable to see any of our friends, is not appealing. However I found a firm about a half hour walk from the North end of MK, who, when he heard why I needed a car, offered me a people mover for £50 for 24hrs. It was the only car available – don’t think I have driven such a large car in a decade! The advantage for us is that we will be able to take bulky things home from the boat, including the two folding bikes we haven’t even used yet! Arriving on the boat we had a couple of car loads of stuff. Ideally it would be great if we could get home with just one load and as we only have a month left I am sure I can whittle down clothes etc!
The Indian takeaway around the corner isn’t open and the Chinese hasn’t got a great scoring on trip advisor! So I googled and found another local Indian takeaway which delivered and was delighted with the meal we received. I over ordered so that we would have enough for a second meal over the weekend. According to Trip advisor it’s rated the top Indian restaurant in MK and I can see why! It did make me feel a little homesick for our favourite home Indian restaurant that we often frequent with another couple. Infact one night, when R was away at the same time that Ms wife was busy, M and I went there on our own, which set tongues wagging, especially as a friend passed by and saw us through the window!
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