With Ellie staying overnight, there was no imperative that would drive me to get up early. I had a pleasant lie-in until 07:00 and then let the day spin out in front of me. We still had the usual rituals, but they started later. We dropped Ellie off at school, Di went home for breakfast, and I went for my morning walk. A new book (The Devil's Fjord) will accompany me for the next 10-11 hours of walking. The first hour has been interesting, but hasn't yet grabbed my attention. There is, however, a great deal of background information that has to lay the foundation for the story.
Once home, we had a quiet breakfast until Lottie (the Whirlwind) arrived to clean upstairs. We, deciding that discretion was the better part of valour, headed off to Sainsbury's for the weekly shop. By the time we got home, Lottie had finished and had left. While we were in Sainsbury's, we met Chris and Maureen, who had just returned from a 4-day break on the Isle of Wight. They obviously enjoyed it and seemed quite taken with the hotel. I have made a mental note of the place and may consider it for a break ourselves.
This afternoon followed a familiar pattern with a bit of Kindle time, and then I went to collect Ellie. She had dinner with us this evening as Zoe isn't yet back from the manager's meeting she had been attending.
Our cruise is still 3 months away, but I managed to find a very good review of the ship on YouTube. We watched that, and I sent a link to Trevor and Jane so they could also view it.
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