Kendal, Lancaster  - Saturday 15 September 2012
A couple of weeks report.
The Braidbar weekend went well with no problems about all the boats along the canal.
The yard was decorated with a couple of sets of naval signal flags, bunting and Braidbar signs.  Then the tents were put up on the lawn ready for the visitors, the afternoon was spent setting up as much as we could and during the evening there was meal in the ‘Boar’s Head’ the local pub.
Saturday the visitors started at about ten and seemed to continue uninterrupted until about 5pm.  The evening was spent with a charity auction run by Bill and Eileen (New Dawn) and a ‘bring a choice’ meal to which I took cheese and biscuits (cheese strings and a box of ‘Biscuits for Christmas Cheese’) getting in the festive spirit!!  There was also a quiz set by Bruce & Sheila from ‘Sanity Again’.
Sunday the signs on the road had to come down along with the bunting over the bridge.  Lunch was a proper Sunday Roast at the Boar’s Head with Bill and Eileen, Chris and Les (Eleventh Heaven) and Stephen and Jayne (Dolce).  The evening was a Chinese take-away in the Tent with the owners who are still around.
Monday all the tentage was taken down cleaned, sorted, re-packed and put into the attic ready for next time.  Lunch was a sandwich from the surplus from Saturday.  This was on ‘Ice Breaker’ with the lunch crew from yesterday (we have also been meeting at the Trading Post for elevenses and afternoon tea – very civilised).  Just afterwards James and Dougie from ‘Chance’ paid a surprise visit and we then went to ‘New Dawn’ for a chat

Tuesday Jules and Jess arrived to deliver mail and mentioned that the Westmorland County Show was on this week.  A quick decision and as I am waiting for a piece to be delivered for the boat I went back with her to Kendal.  There were dog walks, and shopping trips and keeping out of the way as the house is being re-decorated.  The show was great, the rain held off for the morning and when it did start only lasted about an hour – long enough to get people into the tents to buy things!  We had dinner in the Romneys, which is the rebuilt pub just nearby, dogs are allowed in which is always the main criteria and the owner even brought over a bowl of water in case Jess wanted a drink.  The food was good, with decent sized portions.
I will be travelling back to Poynton on Sunday and I’ve had a call from Peter to tell me that the boat is in the shed having had her poppies (one on the gas-locker and one on the slide) re-painted as they had faded to a pink colour.