Mumbling Free - Day 13 - Leo in Love

I hadn't expected to see 6:30 am, but that was the time I woke up.  Jo was already about, but otherwise it was just Brody and I.  The day started slowly as they all have, but after his exertions last night Leo had almost slept through and woke in a bad mood. He needed some more sleep, but it was a while before he could be persuaded.
Our main issue for the day was the weather - we were expecting a short spell of rain in early afternoon, followed by a longer one later on, so we had lunch at the bungalow and then left for the Gower Heritage Centre.  On the way it started to rain, which was not really a surprise. We wandered round the centre, the Smithy was off sick so his demo was cancelled, which was a disappointment, but most of the time was spent in the soft play area, in particular the ball pit.  There were some very strange chickens running free, with a sort of plumage that looked like a hat, they are apparently polish. Another thing that was a little disappointing, the water wheel  was turning, but the turbine was not working.
We returned to the flat via a mini-tour of Gower.  We stopped to show Leo some sheep and were asked by a kindly lady if we were lost.  I said "No, we're just looking at the sheep"  She gave me a very funny look, and Jo added "We have a child with us".  So that was alright then, she walked on slightly embarressed - no need, if we had been lost we would have been glad of the help, I hope the incident doesn't put her off helping others.  We saw some of the diverse habitats on Gower - from salt marsh to heathland and pretty much everything between.  There were also horses and many more sheep, and we learnt from Leo that his mum does an excellent impression of a car going over a cattle grid.
By the time we got back the rain had just about stopped, but we drove to the restuarant just in case.  The Mermaid is a lovely place and we were seated in a corner, with Leo in a high chair and by now in a excellent mood.  He was talking to everyone, but his particular favourite was our waitress, he was polite and smiling when she arrived and put on his special 'angelic' face.  Everytime she came to our table he was happy a talkative, and his eyes followed her whereever she went.  Leo had met his first love.  Unfortunately his parents took him home before he could propose.
Back at the bungalow, while Leo was being put to bed, I took Brody down to the bay for a swim, the tide was in, but the water was choppy.  Initially Brody loved it, but then I threw the ball and it bounced off the top of a wave.  It ended up a very long way out, perhaps 100 feet further than normal, he tried, but was swamped by a wave and turned back.  He was about to try again when he decided that my call should be obeyed.  We talked about how sad it would have been if he had drowned. He is fine, none the worse for his ordeal, and snoring loudly as I type.