Judy and I just spent a nice afternoon motoring in and around Greenwich with John Hills and his wife Vera (of Elsie's Band). They both used to live around here and we revisited some of their favorite haunts: the old pub on Blackheath, Carleton Hall(?), several large parks with lovely flower beds and deer, and there was time for lots of chat about songs and singers.

Yesterday, Chris Roche drove in and picked me up for a visit to the Chatham Dockyard and we spent a splendid day climbing around the BIG SHED (testing its acoustics), climbing aboard the Ganet (a victorian metal warship), viewing the incredible rope walk (1600 feet of it), the lifeboat exhibit, and the other museum exhibits. All the while there was a running commentary, sometimes focused on what we were looking at but more often ranging around the world to other ports, ships and singers. What an amzing place, and how it must have teemed with workers in its time.

Tomorrow we take the train to Wimbledon to meet with one of Judy's friends, one she knows because of their mutual interest in watching eagle webcams. The next day we collect our rental car and head North to Stockport (just south of Manchester) where I have a spot with their folk club gathering, and where we'll be staying nearby at the Navigation Inn.

This is great fun!

Charley Noble