Ganges

Ellie woke at six so we fetched her and brought her into bed with us. She fidgeted a bit, but remained quiet for an hour before hauling us out of bed and getting us going. Despite being unwell she was her normal chirpy self and seemed to improve throughout the day... though didn't eat a great deal.

The Gorse Fox skipped football as Ellie was with us. After lunch a nice young plumber turned up (as arranged - it wasn't some random event!). We have had trouble with the cistern in the family bathroom. As it refills it doesn't quite know when to stop and just keeps pumping water until it feels like stopping. The plumber took the inspection panel off and removed the various components. They were affected by limescale and once cleaned off they seemed to run properly. It  was very fiddly job - and not one that the Gorse Fox would have been happy attempting. Anyway, 30 minutes later it was done and the Gorse Fox was charged a grand total of £25. Seems like a good deal.

We dropped Ellie back with Urban-Cub and then headed across to Brighton. We had arranged to have dinner with the Silver Vixen's cousins. We arrived a bit later than planned but managed to sit down for a cup of tea and a chat before going back out to the restaurant. We drove across to Hove and parked near the town hall then strolled along to The Ganges Brasserie. Being a Tuesday night it wasn't very busy and we were shown to a nice table and presented with their extensive menu. As Trevor, the the Silver Vixen and Gorse Fox selected our meals, Sue seemed to make the names of dishes that she wanted and swore she had had there before. Despite discussions with the waiter, he had never heard of them and couldn't even guess what they were. She resorted to something that was on the menu.

The Gorse Fox had a lamb biriani which was very good. For him, biriani range from nice up to excellent. This didn't reach an excellent rating, but was certainly a very good one.

After the meal we returned to Sue and Trevor's for a coffee and chat and to catch up on the life in general. It was 10:45 before we left - a late night for us - but traffic and roadworks were kind to us on the way back and we were climbing the stairs to bed by 11:30.