Woke around 0830. Got up and made tea. Put together a hearty brunch ahead of Aki’s departure for Rowing Club. I then headed for Southwark to attend a shanty sing around, hosted by the Hogeye Men…I got to the Horseshoe Inn in Vinegar Yard to find a rather sparse turnout…most of the regulars had gone to Leigh-on-Sea for a shanty festival…only one Hogeye Man was left in attendance. There were a couple of other blokes from Waltham Abbey way, who couldn’t sing but trotted out very lengthy verses in over-enthusiastic manner. Three or four others drifted in over the course of the three hour session, and it was, in the main, very enjoyable. I wandered westward to Borough Market, lunching on a fish finger sarnie from one of the many stalls…the place was packed! I walked on to Blackfriars intending to jump a train to Finsbury Park, but there weren’t any…engineering works…so walked on to Waterloo Bridge, crossing in the hope of picking up a No.91 bus from Aldwych…nowt for half an hour so caught a No.243 to Theobalds Road, and from thence a No.38 to Angel, where I just missed a No.43…had to settle for a No.19 to Finsbury Park, and a ten minute walk home! Aki practising guitar when I got in. I cooked chicken cacciatore for dinner. FaceTimed the folks…mum has been suffering a strange rash on her arm, but otherwise everyone looked hale and hearty. Caught the Arsenal v Newcastle game on MOTD2 before bath and bed…
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