Friday, June 02, 2006

How not to plumb

An otherwise sad day started off quite comically. I reminded Nick that an outside tap was still dripping and actually worsening, which meant a simple job of putting in a new washer, if you happen to know where the tap is to turn off the main water supply. Unfortunately we didn’t, or thought we didn’t…after having a lovely morning outdoor shower, Nick got a new washer installed and the tap closed, and then we found that the little red handle to shut off the mains just hadn’t been turned properly. But it was terribly funny. I don’t think Nick will ever take up plumbing as a hobby.

Mom and dad had to have their luggage at the docks by 12 noon, and so they spent the morning packing up the last few things and chatting to the boys. Nick and I popped out a few times to check for post, buy a DVD to send home, buy bread, buy a shirt for Nick and so on. So it was fairly eventful in an uneventful way. We took the folks to the docks at 1.15, and after a short wait, during which time we chatted with Steve and Maureen who had come down to say goodbye to them, they boarded the bus which took them to the little boat which then ferried them to the ship. It was pretty awful saying goodbye as we all expected. We left as soon as they were out of sight, and the ship departed some time after 3 pm, which I didn’t see.

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