We wake at 7 after a sound comfortable sleep. Roger makes a cuppa and we sit in bed reading until we hear movement from Janet & Olly. Richard (the athlete of the party) gets up and has a run whilst the four of us have coffee & a bowl of delicious muesli that Olly has bought from Lidl. We decide on a leisurely walk. We stop for coffee and a photo shoot. After a call at the tourist board where we are served by a handsome chap smartly dressed in a suit & open neck shirt ( Janet noted his hairy chest) and the purchase of boat tickets for Sunday & Monday we walk on to the Garrison fort at the top of the island. Each local we asked for directions told us a different direction. Eventually we made it to the top through a secret tunnel. The views are stunning, we stop for a drink and a snack in the Garrison Hotels cellar bar. It is old & quirky dating back to the 1500’s. We meet a lovely couple from Derbyshire who are celebrating their Ruby wedding anniversary. Mr Silly entertains us with stories of his times with Ken Dod & Tommy Cooper. We leave after booking a table for our last night here. We make our way back down and visit a few shops. I purchase a beautiful pale blue sweater for Roger. Back at HQ the boys retire for 20 winks. Janet and I have a glass of wine whilst I try and post my blog. The WiFi is playing up so it’s a real pain trying to post. Out of the window the beautiful view slowly disappears as the mist descends until the boats are almost invisible in the harbour. We see the post from home with the beautiful sunny day but we are not unhappy. Back @ HQ after local fish n chips Mr Silly plays us clips of musicians from YouTube and we all choose our favourite pieces of music or skits of humour including Peter Sellers. Finished with all our favourite songs, artists, including Aretha Franklin, Tony Bennet , New York New York Frank Sinatra & Brian May playing God Save the Queen on the top of Bucks House in 2002. Great night.
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