Booted up at last

For anyone who has been following the saga of Maureen's boots, she finally has a pair.

Nevisport, who took the money for them on August 13, excused their failure to deliver them on the grounds (in chronological order) that....

(1) Our address was not clear.

(2) They had been very busy because they had a sale in progress.

(3) The parcel carrier was incompetent.

They promised to deliver them....

(1) In two to seven working days. FAILED.

(2) On August 26. FAILED.

(3) On August 27. FAILED.

I then told them that if they weren't delivered by August 29, the order was cancelled, and that they should refund my payment.

I have never heard another word from them, and nor have they yet (9pm, September 1) refunded the money to my credit card.

However, Maureen does have her boots. We diverted from a trip to Leicester on Saturday and bought a pair over the counter.

Today, both of us gave our new boots an outing with a stroll over the cliffs to Knipe Point.

The Cleveland Way has been diverted to the road in this area because of a landslip. I ventured past the "footpath closed" sign for three-quarters of a mile without finding any hazard, and it was clear from the nature of the track that many people had resumed using it.

We picked about a pound of blackberries, which made an excellent crumble tonight.