Ware Gazebos but no crocodile

Before going to Hannah and Ben's "old farts" lunch we went for a walk in Ware along the River Lea. The river flows all the way to join the Thames in London, we didn't go that far.

The blurb says:

Along the river frontage at the rear of the properties on the south side of the High Street are the 18th century gazebos, which are a delightful and unique feature of Ware. Whilst there may be individual gazebos elsewhere in Britain, nowhere else do they survive as a group as they do on the River Lea in Ware. These riverside "summerhouses" stand in the former gardens of the High Street coaching inns that used to run down to the river.

We did not see a crocodile:

On 5 August 2005, a Canada Goose was pulled underwater very quickly, as observed by some boat trippers. Several cygnets had also mysteriously disappeared and it was suggested that the creature responsible was a large fish or Caiman. The goose's attacker was speculated to have been a crocodile as a pike would probably not have been able to take such large prey; authorities however strenuously denied that there might be a crocodile in the river.
On 13 December 2011, a similar attack occurred when another Canada Goose went "vertically down". Observed by two boat trippers on a section of the Old River Lea close to the 2012 Olympic Stadium, the 7 kilograms (15 lb) goose vanished "in the space of half a second". The observers did not see any sign of the creature. Again a pike or mink was suggested, in view of their predation upon ducks, although it was still argued that a goose would be much too large for such a fish. Yet again, British Waterways stressed the absence of a crocodile. It was presumed that the creature was still at large, if it existed at all.

I suspect a slow news week too much beer.

The "old farts" lunch was wonderful so thanks to Jane and David for their hospitality and everyone else that helped to produce a fabulous spread.

Good luck Hannah and Ben.