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Getting the boat ready to go away!

C.L. Peache

Wednesday 27th December Day 158

Today consists of doing jobs and getting the boat ready which basically means eating lots of food as we are defrosting the fridge/freezer before we go as there is no point in having it running and using electric whilst we are away and it was due a defrosting so worked out well ((OMG this is so boring. I mean imagine someone reading this in hundred years’ time. It will probably be standard reading matter for anyone who is struggling to get to sleep.)) Look I’m just trying to show what boat life is like okay? Usually when we left the house to go on holiday we wouldn’t defrost the freezer; living on a boat makes you more energy conscious. I mentioned before that if they really do want to change people’s energy usage it’s not just about increasing the prices to make it unaffordable it’s about education of how much electric appliances use. Why have your fridge/freezer running 24/7 when away? Doesn’t make sense paying for something you’re not using. ((Alright Peachy get off your soapbox)) I’m not trying to be preachy just showing some of the difference between land and boat life.

Anyway, we are hoping we have done enough so we return to the boat in the same condition we left it with no leaks and no damage to anything inside the boat! It doesn’t help we’ve had all this dodgy weather ((It’s called winter!)) and there are massive floods in the UK whilst we are away!

I cannot help myself and decide to start on one of my jigsaws which was a Christmas present and then in the afternoon do a pre-pack where we realise we don’t have much room for anything since we can only take a rucksack so have to do a bit more sorting.I have to take my laptop as i need to work ((Work… saying nothing)).

Until tomorrow. x

Published by C.L. Peache

After living in various parts of the UK, including Wakefield, York, Derby, and the Yorkshire Dales, I now live on a Narrowboat cruising the canal network. I enjoy reading, writing, travelling, walking, kayaking, watching all forms of motorbike racing and socialising (networking). At the beginning of my writing journey, I started my blog which tracks the ups and downs of writing. ((I need to mention that my blog posts are usually visited by ‘Brackets’!)) To the books… My fantasy series, Festival of Time was completed with the publication of Book Three: Battle in November 2022 and now joins, Book Two: Rescue, and Book One: Escape. Click ‘books’ on my website to find out more and follow me on social media for updates – I love chatting with readers and authors. In 2021 I joined Saga Fiction and now have three stories published on their app; A Christmas Wish, Decisions, Decisions, and A night lost to the past. Power of Nature a thriller/mystery novel is available on eBook. Finding Love, is my latest romance/rom-com novel and is available as an eBook and paperback on Amazon. I’m part of a wonderful writing group based in Newark; The Fosseway Writers and have stories in various anthologies including; The Brinwade Chronicles, which is a collection of 28 Gothic stories by 13 writers. Burning Old School Ties, Blood, Sweat and Typewriters and our latest book, Writings on the Walls, Available on Amazon. In February 2019 I was lucky enough to travel to New Zealand. During my time exploring this wonderful part of the world I kept a journal and this became 187 Kilometres, turn left – which is a guide to our 43-day bucket list adventure. Available on Amazon. In December 2018; Game of Souls I published my first horror novella. Available on Amazon. Current projects: SagaFiction: Mystery/thriller novel based in Jersey I’m very excited to start rewriting my psychological series, which will hopefully be published in 2024!

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