Yesterday Fo was better so we got out for a walk around Durham but not with Miles because he didn't feel well. The ice on the River Wear was melting and the weekly compliment of 5 Goosanders and 4 Little Grebes were seen. Fo wasn't in the best fettle but getting going is often the best remedy for getting better . After a nice 4 mile walk and coffee and cake , Fo is with us after all upgrading the walk with a bit of middle class input , we trucked off back to Darlington to find Miles feeling a lot better and wanting to have a meal out to lift his spirits . Well , we are not the sort of parents to turn a hungry man down so we went back to Durham and woofed our way through sizable portions of Chinese food at the Inshanghai Restaurant . The lads wanted a walk afterwards and so did I so we had a walk around the town up to the cathedral , popped in and got an impromptu recital of Bach organ music . Magic . Even the lads were impressed . Good fun was had walking in the nighttime woods and I tried to scare our lads on the other side of the river with a loud growling sound but it didn't work . They just laughed . We listened to the new U2 CD in the car on the way up and down and it was brilliant . Nice day and early evening but best of all the family is nearly fully fit so we can get out for longer walks.