boogie!

On Friday evening we set off to join others in Ely ready for Boogie in the Park the next day.  Mr Blue Dragon actually managed to get home quite early so we left around 5.45 - only to be held up trying to sort out some first-time hire boaters, who were a) trying to moor at, and b) work out how to go round (!) the lock

It was a lovely evening and the river was really calm, so we had a good journey to Ely, with a curry cooking in the oven.

David, Sarah and Sam were there, and Joe and Liz and Ban and Arry, so we had a drink or two on the river bank before going to bed.  The next morning Sarah and I had to move our boat as we were moored alongside them, and the boat in front left ... and the men were not available as usual.

After shopping for picnic food, looking around Ely, and having lunch in the Prince Albert, we lugged our provisions up the hill to the park, and got ourselves set up ready for the Boogie in the Park evening - an 80s extravaganza or something.

The first band, decidedly un-80s were a local group, Swamp Donkey (I googled this phrase, and I think it is slightly insulting) and were very good.  Indeed, Sarah and I are now official groupies, and the lead singer's mother took photographic evidence of her little boy's new fans!

Joe and Liz and their group chose not to join us, but a large contingency of Upware members did, and we created our own little dance floor from two picnic blankets, and drank and danced the night away.  The music went downhill after Swamp Donkey, but the company made up for it (or the wine did, not sure which!)

Next day we had to leave early to get back to visit my sick (but on the mend) brother, with more learner drivers at the lock, this time narrow boaters, who were grateful for help.

No boating planned for the next couple of weekends, but you never know ...we might be tempted!