Unexpected Inflation!

Have you ever wondered what a lifejacket looks like when it's inflated - then now you know!

Inflated 150N lifejacket

Yesterday our daughter Lucy visited from Teddington so we took out Albert onto the River Nene with her three girls, aged three to nine, and our grandson Hugh aged six. We decided a lock-free cruise would do so we pootled up to Whiston Lock, turned around and then moored up just outside White Mills Marina where the kids explored the meadow and watched a boat go through the lock. Whilst on rivers we wear lifejackets and insist on children wearing them. Our youngest Nancy decided that she needed attention from her mummy so a tug on the red handle hanging down from mummy's lifejacket looked very suitable. It certainly got Lucy's attention - after the initial shock she was in hysterics!   

The handy instructions on the label inside helped me to deflate it. Now we just need a new CO2 cylinder to re-arm it.

Moored up and using the plank