Head out on the Highway

Ok. First the land boat update. We did the bath test. And, well, by any standards Emma's boat was terrible. I mean half her crew fell in and drowned, she had a terrible list to port and the slightest wave would have been a catastrophe. Unlike Matt and me, who's boats, erm. Well, sunk actually. But it just requires a few slight modifications. We retest tonight.

So today I was 41. And being a canny old uncle I kept the kiddies up until midnight las night to ensure a lie-in on my birthday. Hah. 6am & a rousing chorus of happy birthday. Oh deep joy. Still, they learnt some new words. Today we went to Blists Hill Museum which is a replica Victorian town. We saw iron casting, traction engines, assorted livestock and, as Mattie so charmingly put it 'A load of old stuff'.

Fortunately Granny came along to share the whole joyful experience. So here they are on the carousel. Granny looked less happy once it got going mind you.