Out to Lewisham, far end of the Docklands Light Railway line. Once, of course, it was a separate Kentish village and not part of greater London. The coming of the railway line in 1857 made it commuter territory for those working in the city, as it still is. There's a Tesco near the terminal but not a giant one - food but not mobiles, clothes, etc.
Out to Jean's in West Harrow. The wind is from the east but it's warm in the sun. We're to have dinner with Jean, which we do - lovely salmon en croute. The plan is that we'll then go to shanthi's for dessert, this being part of Hindu New Year's festivities (actual NY being yesterday). However S phones to say that there's been a minor crisis at work and she'll have to cancel.
This does have the result of leaving us watching the electoral leadership debate on television together. Fairly good format, allowing for bits of clash but little shouting or repetition. Nick Clegg was quite winning, probably stealing some of David Cameron's charismatic thunder. Brown a bit ponderous but still carrying some heavyweight authority, and Cameron with engaging (and well rehearsed) opener and closing speech but spending a good deal of time looking as if his opponents were emitting a bad smell. Interesting and quite amusing at times - not always intentionally. Then goodbyes - always a bit sad, but we'll be back in November.
The real news of the day, though is not electoral and is harder to assess. A dark cloud of volcanic ash from the volcano erupting in Iceland has caused the closure of all airports in the UK - to say nothing of Denmark, the Netherlands, etc - until 6 p.m. Not horrific in itself, but the eruption is continuing. By the time we get home, the flight ban has been extended to Friday morning.
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