Flyball

Came across this flyball competition whilst on our wanderings - about one hundred border collies all barking their happy heads off

 When they stopped for lunch they offered me the course for B and M to have a go. After loading the balls I turned round and my dogs had gone!

 Where were they? In the river paddling

 Nice to see a pretty sunset after all the thick cloud recently

 After one night in Godmanchester we set off on our way and it did stay dry at first, but miserable

 passing all the flood defences which have the locals up in arms - the general concensus is that it's costing 9 million pounds and the area is NOT one that floods, "I've lived here since 1963 and it's never flooded and they are putting higher railings round the town next to the water in case anyone falls in. Well no-one's fallen in since I came here in 1963 AND it's opposite the pub and why can't they spend the money on fixing the pavements and the......~

 approaching Huntingdon bridge, the derelict house/boatyard still remains deserted

 Unless of course the  house has been 'preserved' as a museum for Hitchcocks 'The Birds' it looked sinister enough in the grey light

 immediately the other side of the bridge there is this upmarket restoration/conversion so you'd think someone would want to do with it. Does anyone know the story behind it's demise/desertion?

floodwatch/water level info

Rang Hermitage lock this morning; the water has come up there overnight about 8 inches so it looks like we have to move quicker if we're going to get through. The water here (at St Ives) was up 4 inches but has dropped one this morning - that's one inch, it's not started getting smelly! So all is well here