Walk through Manor Park and Wanstead

After yesterday's loooong walk today we caught a couple of busses to Manor Park for breakfast at Tracks E7. From there we walked back over Wanstead Flats, stopping for an ice cream in Wanstead Park before passing through the bluebells and heading back to catch a bus home and do some gardening.

 

We had a couple of days off, so today we decided to walk the Regent's Canal from Kentish Town to Stratford. We started with a coffee and croissant at The Fields Beneath, before starting the walk, passing through Camden (and 'The Clash' steps), and heading along to King's Cross Coal Drops Yard and onto Islington where we stopped for lunch in Day and Night in Chapel Market. After this we headed on through Hackney and onto stratford before stopping for a drink in The White Post, before getting busses home.

 

Enfield v Hornchurch play off semi final

A large group of Hornchurch supporters travelled up to Enfield to see the dramatic 3-2 win, quite an evening out!

Day out at Hornchurch v Wingate and Finchley...and Elvis!

After starting the day with Pie and Mash at the new Robins shop in Romford, I went over to Hornchurch for the last home game of the season. Although it was a disappointing 1-2 loss to Wingate and Finchley, it was a good day out as there were end of season presentations to players and to our old German teacher Mr Stainer who has been supporting Hornchurch for 75 years!!

After that there was entertainment from a singer who did one set as Elvis and a second set as Neil Diamond!

Regent's Canal walk with Nina

We took the day off to take Nina for our walk along the Regent's Canal from Islington back to Stratford. We stopped at our usual haunts (Black sheep coffee, The Hub in Victoria, Broadway market, and The White Posts), before getting busses back to Wanstead where we had some food and drinks in The George before coming home.

 

Sunday walk through Manor Park and Wanstead Park

On Easter Sunday we headed for breakfast in Manor Park at Ramble Cafe E7 (what was called Tromso E7), only to find it closed for the whole Easter weekend! Luckily their neighbour, Tracks was open where we had a great bacon brioche bun and coffee. We walked back through Manor Park cemetery to Wanstead Park before having some tea and cake on the way home.

 

Good Friday walk and Hornchurch v Brightlingsea Regent

On a warm and Sunny Good Friday we took a walk into Wanstead for breakfast at City Place. After that we went for a walk in the park passing through the Bluebells in Chalet wood. Later that afternoon, I headed to Hornchurch to see the 3-0 win over Brighlingsea Regent.

Later that evening sitting in the conservatory it was good to see the bat back in the garden doing its evening rounds for the first time this year.