G.U swan song

The male swan recommenced attacking the boat at 0730 hrs today. We now think he sees his reflection in our paintwork, which is clean and shiny, and thinks he has a rival for his "territory" which he is determined to see off. We need to collect my watch from the jewellers which is having a new battery fitted and get some provisions in, then we'll move further up the canal and hopefully out of the swans territory for a peacefull night or two.

Soon after our return to the boat last night we were joined by several police officers and 3 police cars, seemingly concentrating on a large, but quiet, gathering of teenage boys and girls in the park on the opposite bank. The police remained until 2330 hrs by which time the large gathering had dispersed, either on foot or in police cars,but again quietly, and we were able to overcome our nosiness and retire to bed, thoroughly exhausted, only to be woken by this bloody swan !!! 

Collected my watch so back in touch with real time at last. Moved the boat through the lock, overlooked by that bloody swan, and moored in the next pound, near the railway station but still within easy reach of the high street and the Wednesday market. I returned to the boat to catch up with my sleep whilst Lynne shopped for Britain. Margaret and Bob turned up with our clean washing and we ate dinner on the boat. We're moored in a pleasant place, surrounded by parks, no loony swan, no police, but time will tell.