Trip to Britain Booked... The Dock at Night

Thursday - Friday, August 29 - 30 2019
Day 20 - 21 on the Loop – Alton, IL (0 miles)

 Fairly quiet for the last couple of days.  Jim came back on Thursday morning after we both realized that I had asked about a problem I was having with the steering and then we had both forgotten about it.   It was a simple fix of having some hydraulic fluid added.   I should say it is simple for Jim to fix, since he has a rig put together to easily feed the fluid into the small hole where the wheel is mounted.  If I had tried I would likely have had a large mess!

 I talked with my dad and made the decision that I should go back to visit with him in Britain.   It wasn't anything specific about the phone call, but it makes sense since I will be in one place for a few weeks, and am relatively close to a major airport, to do this now.  I will be flying out on Thursday, September 5 and returning on Friday, September 13.  This will still give me time to get ready for Kathleen's arrival and our departure on the next leg of the loop.

I went ashore to have lunch at My Just Desserts a small cafe in Alton that specializes in pies.   There soup and sandwich were very good and I also bought a pie to take to Rick and Keyon.  They live on a houseboat at the end of my dock and have invited me over for dinner.

In the evenings, when it has cooled down, it is nice to take a walk on the docks.  Here is a picture of the Alton Bridge from the end of one of the docks.

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