England -v- Germany

Ok, so the England football (soccer) squad will be heading home from South Africa having lost 4:1 to Germany - living up to expectations, yet again.

However, despite the glorious weather and a hopeful Guide there have been no walkers today. A shame really, it would have been a good day for walks, not too busy in town and certainly nearly deserted this afternoon as kick-off approached.

The children have loved the opportunity to play in the fountains by the meeting point, Neptune, and there have been lots of people just wandering about, heading back and forth to the docks and the pubs and entertainment venues there.

Walking home there was a distinct lack of people about, but the pubs were very full with bouncers on the doors, the windows wide open and a certain amount of noise and cheering. The Guide only saw one policeman patrolling the Corn Street area. It will be interesting to find out how the crowds behaved in Queen Square.

There are no walks next weekend - the Guide is having a well-earned weekend off. So back to the blog on 10 July. See you then.