boating on the blackwater

Whilst at Abigail's, we took a boat trip up the Blackwater river from Youghal, with captain Tony and Pharaoh the boat dog. Sylvia was a bit sceptical about taking the wheel - surely Tony knew what he was doing - but magnanimously agreed to do so. She was also very interested in the bilge pump, though less so in the old castles, monasteries and grand house we could see on the banks. The best game was doing tug-of-war with mummy then falling back onto a big pile of soft lifejackets when mummy let go.