We planned to go to St Matthew's church in Yiewsley where we have been before. It was a beautiful day, cloudless sky and little wind as we walked the 25 minutes to the church.
However, when we reached the front door we were faced with a notice that told us that today's service was to be a joint one at the nearby Methodist church, but at 11:00. This gave us time to pick up rolls for tomorrow' s journey home and also to look in Wilkinsons door a new hosepipe. Yesterday we had found an alarming slimy coating inside our existing hose so decided to ditch it without delay.
There was a good congregation from the Anglicans, Methodists and Baptists. The service was led by the Methodist minister who preached a good, well a constructed sermon including a relevant reference to Indiana Jones!
By the time the service ended and we had returned to Wilkinsons for the hosepipe and then walked back to the boat it was well after 1:30!
After lunch we pottered around with a few small maintenance jobs and with cleaning the boat ready to leave it behind. With the weather as it has been for the last couple of days we are quite sad not to be setting off on a start to the season's cruising. However, the Thames is still not yet open although some sections are now back on yellow boards. Perhaps we will be able to go that way next trip.
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