We are rudely awaken by the kids partying in the morning. I open the curtains to give the sheep a piece of my mind and tell them to keep the noise down whilst they are drinking from the canal! What a way to be woken up though. Other than the rumblings of a few trains throughout the night there is hardly any noise at night. It’s very peaceful here.
I was due to have a zoom call with a marketing team in India as my publisher Saga Fiction want feedback on how the process has been. Whilst I’m waiting, we decide to do a through clean of the boat. The only issue with this mooring is the number of flies! Man alive there are gazillions of them. They seem to be attracted by sunbathing on the cratch covers and then make their way in the boat. Certainly, if you cannot learn to live with insects then I don’t advise living on a boat! It always feels good to have the boat spick and span. ((Clean for those who don’t know what she’s talking about – also I looked the origin of this and here it is … Spick meant nails (or spike) and span meant wooden shavings. On a new sailing ship, the nails would still be shiny and the wooden shavings from the manufacture would still be present. Therefore, a new ship would be spick and span)) ohhh, interesting Brackets ((Well someone has to make this blog worth reading))
The zoom call doesn’t happen due to some kind of flux in that space time continuum again as we don’t quite get the time zone calculations right so we re-arrange for another day. Normally I would have waited but the afternoon was threatening rain and we wanted to cycle into Long Eaton.
Off we went up the cycle path, which takes you along some of the Erewash canal which we will be visiting at the end of this month to have the boat taken out of the water and blacked – scary! ((Blacking is basically the hull/bottom of the boat being treated and then blacked with bitumen to protect the hull from rust, pitting and rubbing and extends the life of the hull. Generally this has to be done every 2-3 years unless you use a two pack epoxy which can last 5-10 years)) Wow, you are on it with the info today Brackets.
I have a great charity shop haul of jigsaws and also find a phone bracket so I can video when we are cycling ((Oh YES!!! Peachy make sure your phone is in a waterproof case so when you fall in we can still watch the footage… pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee)) We have been on some lovely cycle rides and as long as the footage isn’t too shaky it would be great to show you more of the canal paths and towns we visit.
Until tomorrow… x
(Chips from the chippy in Long Eaton – lovely jubbly)
C.L. Peache 