Wednesday 7th October 2009
I couldn't get comfortable and there was torrential rain all-night. I rose from my bed like a little old lady, I think every bone in my body was aching (after effects from Taxol last year) but once I started moving I was fine.
After breakfast I took myself off into town for some retail therapy, I found a hair dressers and made an appointment to have my hair thinned out and styled. £27 it cost me! Blimey I didn't want to buy shares in the business!!That evening we met up with Aubrey and Helena and went out for a meal and a few drinks, we laughed a lot and ate a lot and caught up with what had been going on, it was great.
Summit had been put into the dog cage for the very first time, she had food, water, her toys, treats and we even put a DVD on for her.
We didn't know what to expect when we returned to the boat, but she had been very good, nothing had been torn apart but she was cross eyed and legged when we let her out, boy oh boy did the water flow!!
Once again I didn't sleep very well, the mattress has more lumps than you would find on a teenagers face with acne! The lumps are breeding too!!
Thursday 8th October
We left Llangollen before 9 so we could reach Ellesmere and the Black Lion, Kev went off to the shop while I took the boat down to the basin to turn around. We reached Chirk by 12.30 and stopped at the Poachers Pocket for a drink and headed off again. Summit and I went off for a power walk which we both enjoyed immensely.
It wasn't much fun at the locks though, Kev got off the boat to sort out the first lock, Summit was attached to the tiller by her lead and I waited to go through. She whined and barked non stop even though see could still see us both. It got right up my nose!
By the time we reached Ellesmere I was ready to kill
something!
The cage was set up, the dog went in it and we went out to The Black Lion has intended, the meal was superb as usual, we had a few drinks and then returned to the boat two and a half hours later. Again Summit had been good and was rewarded by a nice long walk, then it was Kev and Summit down one end of the boat in their bed and me at the other end with the acne mattress!!!!
