Making the most of it!

I'm going into The Royal London hospital in Whitechapel on April 18th for a TKR or total knee replacement and  so spending the last two weeks of my "freedom" on The Great Escape seemed like a spiffing idea. So here we are back at Great Haywood aboard our home from home and very nice it is too.  Had a very filling meal at The Clifford Arms: their signature dish of local ham , egg and chips. Ham slices thick enough to sole your shoes with,  runny yolked egg and crispy, hot chips accompanied by lovely slices of proper crusty bread and butter...oh and a very acceptable glass of red wine. Mike's got the woodburner going and we are seeing how long we can stay awake! We've made it past 9.30 p.m. which is a result. It seems as though our bio rhythms re-tune as soon as we come aboard and we need to sleep when it's dark, and get up....well, whenever we feel like it! Some bits and pieces to sort out tomorrow and then we will be off. I'm already trying to work out how I can get up and down the steps with a gammy leg. The thought of missing so much of the spring and early summer cruising time almost put me off having the op but I suppose common sense will have to prevail.