So the reason we went in the car today to Llangollen is firstly David loves it there and it's his special day and secondly my foot has had to make us change our plans, I can't see any point in us going to Llangollen in the boat when I can hardly walk around and the basin is up a hill. With with reluctance we have decided to turn WaL at Frankton Junction, that is where the Montgomery canal joins this one and retrace our steps.
David fetched the car to the layby right here and off we drove down lanes with grass growing in the middle, always a bad sign to me.
Well soppy Google took us on a short cut (Doesn't it always?) and we ended up trying to make a right hand turn onto the A5 which took us far far longer than the short cut would have saved but that's progress for you and my silly fault for not going by the map. I always say David and I prefer a map and an argument to Google.
Sadly the Eisteddfod was last weekend, today was a Saturday, the first weekend of the summer holidays and it was sunny. These factors all made for tricky parking close to the centre, the fact that Davids favourite place The Corn Mill was chockablock and who else has noticed the wasps this year? Well there were more wasps than people today.
We walked to another place for a riverside drinks hoping to return to the Corn Mill when we figured most people will have eaten and gone.
Last visit here I went into an art place looking for a card for my sister and came out with a gorgeous tall pottery vase, yellow with hand painted flowers on. I found the shop by accident that time, but next door were the most abundant and colourful flower boxes. We found the shop and I chose a wee floral bud vase in pinks and David chose a coffee mug. Obviously no woman in their right OCD mind could have one mug so we brought a pair, pink and blue, his and hers. Sadly the only surprise I got him I'd left at home.
Our daughter Koo wanted me to throw a surprise party for him.... Of course I asked him straight away and he positively shrank at the thought. We will celebrate with all the family later in August when we are home.
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| The view from the town bridge of what I thought was a boatload of teenagers.... turned out they were older than David and that's saying something. |
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| No one died or anything.... well today that is. |
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| I suggested to David that we do this two years ago, I think it's something to do with him not being a strong swimmer that puts him off. |
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| This years amazing box. |
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| Two years ago amazing box. |
Well my idea worked of delaying going to eat and when we got back David found a table in a great position on the deck overlooking the river. We decided and he went into order.
Sorry the kitchens are overwhelmed and we are only taking orders for booked tables, we are fully booked.
Oh dear oh dear. No plan B.
We finished our drinks in sombre mood, then David said you go in and try.
David is of the view that I can charm the birds off the trees....
Well I had a go and spoke to the Maitre D', got a table, by the window ( We watched the poor outside folks flapping the wasps) the table had to be retuned in 90 minutes and we had a delightful meal. Seems David is right about me!
I thanked the Maitre D' profusely needless to say.
When we got back to the boat that evening and I sat down on what has become my routine...
I said actually David, shall we just go anyway? I can buy a pack of peas from the Co-op there and sit in a cafe if it needs it.
So change of plan and we set off in the morning.
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