Gosh it’s been a while since I last updated my blog. I thought I’d better get on with it as I know everyone is desperate to keep up to date with my hectic schedule
My first holidays of 2012 occurred Easter weekend and of course we had a trip away on the newly fixed and (seemingly) well running Juneau. We went away with a group from the Bray Cruiser Club and our cruise took us to Henley and Sonning. It was a lovely trip out but it was a bit cold. This meant we spent quite a bit of time inside the boat with the heating on! Mum and dad went out with the other humans for a pub meal (but I had to stay home 😦 )Overall the trip was good but we came home a bit early as the forecast for Easter Monday was not great so we decided to spend it relaxing at home rather than on the riverbank.
Dad took me out for a nice long walk on the Saturday afternoon, although he did find a bit of a challenging route for us to follow. There were lots of narrow bridges along the path and (as you know) the Elf and Safety part of me does not really like narrow planks of wood straddling water! However with Dad’s encouragement I did make the crossing (it would have been quite a short walk otherwise) and I was an old hand at them by the time we made the return journey. Dad took some pictures of me which I am displaying so you can see my bravery.
He did also take a bit of video on his phone. Sadly he didn’t realise you can’t video in a portrait orientation. As a result I’m not going to load it up here because it is a bit odd having to watch me with your head sideways!!
So that was our first overnight trip of 2012. I enjoyed it. I particularly liked the fact that I sleep just a few feet away from mum and dad (in my boat bed of course). The advantage of this is that they have to wake up when I wake up!! Hee hee. I can determine my breakfast time…and I did 🙂
With our short trips at Easter I got my river legs back so I was very well prepared for last weekend. We moved the boat from Wargrave to Shepperton. It took us best part of two days to make the trip but now Juneau is ready and poised for some trips into London (I will be staying at my country residence in Winnersh, I don’t do tidal waters!). We spent Saturday night at Windsor which is a very pleasant place to be. The boat attracted the attention of some Windsor visitors who asked if they could take a picture of her. We said yes but then it turned out that they actually wanted to be on her for the picture! Mum and Dad were a little surprised as they climbed aboard and seemed quite settled, especially as we didn’t know them from adam! However I did play a significant role in shifting them as it seems the lady visitor was not very keen on dogs (how were we to know – we didn’t know them!). So when I made an appearance starboard side (right) she exited rather hastily to port (left) – thankfully that was the side the bank was on, otherwise there would have been a loud splash and some wet visitors in Windsor that (pretty cold) day!! I was somewhat bemused that the lady retreated from me so quickly and even more bemused that mum and dad gave me lots of praise for this! Seems I do have my uses 
So all in all our trip was successful. It was a bit chilly but at least it didn’t rain on us!
We got home on Sunday evening and I was reunited with my cat. Remember I got a new toy for my two year anniversary? I was told I had to wait until Kai went home before we really made our acquaintance. Well Kai is back home with his mum and dad now so me and the cat have been bonding. I like my cat very much. So much so I like to bash him around a bit when I initiate our play sessions. After that I settled down to suck his head. It’s a symbiotic relationship – cats like cuddles don’t they? Anyway I will leave you with some pictures of me with my new toy who dad has christened Tiddles 🙂
I hope you have had a good couple of weeks dear reader.
Love
Tex
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