June 10, 2018

​Do you remember Johnathon, the dad with his family that I met on the river earlier?  When we were paddling along we talked about my trip and how I had organized everything and I described how I had bought the canoe and how much it had cost and how I wanted to sell it after I had finished.  Well, shortly afterwards he sent me an email and said he would like to buy the canoe.  After some brief negotiations we agreed on a price and that he would collect the canoe once I had finished.  Eventually I suggested he might like to pick it up at Teddington because that would much more convenient than driving across London to pick it up at Tony’s house.  He agreed so here he is with me with the canoe loaded onto the roof of his Mercedes ready to drive back to his home.  With the transfer of cash from his hand to my pocket the transaction was completed to everyone’s satisfaction.  All that was left to do was enjoy a celebratory meal with Jenny’s UK family.  From left to right – Christine, Tony’s wife;  Nancy, Christine’s mother;  me;  Tony, Jenny’s brother;  Christopher, Tony’s son and my fellow paddler;  Richard, Tony’s younger son.  So the trip was complete and it was time for me to return to Jasper.