Another trip to Windsor

There is not that much to write about for today - and we are not expecting much for the rest of this trip either, other than a chance to read and prepare for quite a busy couple of months into the first part of the year.

Back to today: a very slow start but a chance for the girls to make sure that they were packed and ready to leave after lunch. Jess is back to school on the 3rd so we had to return them both to Windsor today. However, with both parents it was a work day so we had agreed to get there by 4 o'clock which would allow Adrian plenty of time to make sure his office was back in functioning order after the break. Joanna was not expected back until early evening as she had plenty to catch up on.

We managed to find time in the morning for the usual chores but with the temperature having fallen to below freezing over night it meant everything was cold to touch. The hosepipe we leave on the roof when we are in a marina, especially when the tap is not at the end of the pontoon,  had managed to trap enough water in it (which is why we normally flush it through quite fully before filling the tank) had become solid. This meant having to lay out the second flexible hose to connect tap to tank. In the process Mike manage to spray very cold water over himself! However, with help from Alice and Jess, now working to a bit of a routine, we completed all the tasks in plenty of time for lunch.

First, however, Mike and Jess took the car into town to the Sainsbury Local and filling station so that we did not have to start off in the wrong direction this afternoon. As well as filling the car we picked up a paper and a little more bread for lunch.

It takes just on two hours to drive to Windsor so we were on the road a couple of minutes after 2. The journey was very uneventful but, in the rapidly disappearing twilight, driving on a reasonably busy motorway does take concentration! Arrival was only a few minutes over the scheduled time, mainly because there was a very slow section late in the trip.

After a brief chat and a chance for a mug of tea to refresh ourselves, it was back to the car and to retrace our steps (or tyre rotations) back to the boat, arriving just before 7.