Bringer of Joy...Twice

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When he came and then when he went home agin ..........
Booked to leave MDL Friday
Back into your care gentlemen
 
So,when SWMBO comes to claim me back can she drive more or less to south side of river bank and TedLock by putting in TW11 9NG into navsat .?
 
oldgit said:
So,when SWMBO comes to claim me back can she drive more or less to south side of river bank and TedLock by putting in TW11 9NG into navsat .?
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Close. Believe best place to park may be in Burnell Avenue and a few yards to walk down to the moorings. Maybe Howard can confirm?

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Ta.will print that out.
Ps got any pixs of Commodes sail past.... need one for MoBoChat !
Weather looking OK for Frid if a tad breezy...ish.
 
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Wx looking good for Friday ,be very very afraid Thames users !
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If you're not careful I may consider a permanent move down to the Mudway - after all, there's a long and distinguished historical relationship between Hardys and Chatham :D

(Potted history courtesy of Wikipedia: After the Battle of Trafalgar, Victory was towed to Gibraltar, arriving on 28 October, where she underwent major repairs. On 4 November, Victory set sail for England, arriving at Portsmouth on 5 December 1805 and then on to Sheerness on 22 December. There Nelson's body was transferred to the Sheerness Commissioner, Sir George Grey, 1st Baronet's yacht Chatham to proceed to Greenwich. Hardy then took the Victory up the River Medway to Chatham Dockyard for a refit.

Come to think of it, the original Hardy must have been quite cute if Lord Nelson wanted to snog him !
 
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Purser on Victory who held Nelson in his arms as he died is buried in Wouldham Church.
Wouldham Church on the banks of the Medway.
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