Richards Mum used to take him here when he was little, on the back of her bike. He says it hasn't changed at all since then.
We hired a boat & scooted off across the 2 feet deep Mere. Richard had to paddle on one side & Suze & I on the other as his powerful carpenters arms needed 2 of us against him. (Phwoar)
At one stage, Captain Ricardo told us to head for a very skinny bit of water indeed, that was overhung by a big branch. Just as we got past the big branch and into the shallows, we struck bottom!!!!!! It could have been a very nasty moment but we started to laugh & couldn't stop. 
We shuffled back & forth in what must have been a 12 point turn, churning up the water that stank of old cut flowers. I really wished I'd been to the toilet before we 
hopped into the boat. At last we managed to make it back out onto clear water & pelted across the Mere to get the boat back just in time.
Needless to say a great deal of scones & clotted cream had to be consumed to calm us all down.
We shuffled back & forth in what must have been a 12 point turn, churning up the water that stank of old cut flowers. I really wished I'd been to the toilet before we 
hopped into the boat. At last we managed to make it back out onto clear water & pelted across the Mere to get the boat back just in time.
Needless to say a great deal of scones & clotted cream had to be consumed to calm us all down.
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The Mamma is home. Thanks for looking after her, even if it meant keeping her there for such a long time.
uh oh, does that mean big sis has gone home?!? :-(
Your adventures had me enthralled. I am SO going to come visit sometime. :-)http://
Big sis has made it home. Hopefully she will get the whole tea in bed every day thang there too.
Thanks Adam, Amy, Lena & August for relinquishing her for a whole month.
Kelly......hurry up.
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