We had a really relaxed start this morning, lying in until well after eight, then getting on with various computing jobs. I went and collected the paper of course, but apart from that we largely stayed on board.
Later in the morning, Jayne off Dolce rang to see if we were going on the local village walk this afternoon. I had been wriggling out of this, but the fact that Jayne and Stephen were going persuaded us to go too. It was a good decision, though a little ironic in some ways. The four of us walked into Willington, where the walkers meet in the public car park at half one. It's a "Walking for Health" group, with local authority support, and does about an hour's walk each week.
This week, for a change from their regular routes, they had arranged… to walk round the marina.
/nobigdeal
It worked out quite well, in the event. We all walked along the towpath to the footbridge, went into the marina via the far pedestrian gate, and went round it widdershins. We were the only members of the 14 strong group to use the marina, so we were able to add useful info as we circumnavigated the lake.
We went back to the village the way we'd come, and all went into the Green Man for a beverage. Most had tea or coffee, but some of us reprobates indulged in J₂Os. We were able to have a good chat with an assortment of local residents we'd not otherwise have met, and got a decent bit of exercise into the bargain, so by no means a wasted day.
The Green Man seems a decent if basic pub; we'll try a meal there sometime as a change from the Dragon.
Tomorrow, we plan to walk into Repton to visit the butcher there, probably coming back on the bus.
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