Categories: random
Tags: conference, weather, barge, friend
Date: 08 December 2008 21:48:17
The barge trip over the weekend was really wonderful - it was ever so cold, but that lovely invigorating dry cold. It would have been miserable if it had been damp, but this just felt really healthy! Yesterday as we were sailing back to the boatyard we were breaking up ice the whole way there (it had been about minus 4 overnight, apparently, so the canal had frozen over). I have put pictures up on facebook, but unfortunately have run out of time to put them on flickr and then here, so they will have to wait till the weekend.
Today I had a lovely extra treat, when I met up with Tractor Girl and shipmate Surfing Madness (who studies in Glasgow as well) for a breakfast coffee. I know it was only a flying visit, but I was really pleased that I was able to be fitted into Tractor Girl's hectic social whirl and we had a lovely hour chatting and filling up with caffeine - what a great start to the day :)
And now here I am blogging instead of packing. I have ordered a taxi for 4.30 A.M. (groan) to take me to the airport tomorrow - yes scaryconference is nearly upon me! - but still need to pack and have a bath and generally organise myself. I came home earlier than usual so that it would be all done and I could have an early night, but as usual have faffed about doing nothing remotely important and will now spend the rest of the evening running round like a headless chicken. No change there then.
I'll see you at the end of the week - hopefully with lots of cool photos and exciting tales to tell.