D2 Christmas dinner and a swim

While Fi, Pete, Jonathan, Nick, Katya, Sukey, Daniel and I all went to try and find the mysterious Anchor Church Cave and have a swim, Ed and Nonie cooked us all a massive turkey dinner
with all the trimmings.

The walk to the cave involved stingy nettles as tall as we were, mud, slippery slopes, stiles of different kinds, Jonathan falling over and lots of excitement. We had a look around the mysterious cave. Five brave swimmers then went into the freezing waters for a swim. Their names are recorded for posterity as: Fi, me, Jonathan, Daniel and Sukey. Katya was the swan-whisperer - she helped us gently remove the swan that appeared at the entry spot looking to be fed.

As we made our way back it began to bucket with rain. We returned tired but content with our adventure.

We washed all our clothes and towels and then enjoyed a delicious Christmas dinner!

Stenson Cottage, Derbyshire D1

We all arrived at Stenson Cottages in 4 cars on Saturday, 7th August 2021. The last time I had seen everyone was in November 2019 thanks to Covid 19. The cottage was spacious and well-equiped. We had a nice large lawn behind the property, a big conservatory with a football table and a big table where we could all sit down together. There was also a tennis court that we shared with the family staying in the house next door. All around were wheat fields and a strange wild west American town and a large hangar.

Ed, Nonie and I went for a walk along the canal with the young ones. Pete had prepared lasagne and we enjoyed a great meal together. Later we tried out the table football.