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Our last day in the marina… Day 225

C.L. Peache

Sunday 3rd March Day 225

Today is our last day in the marina. I’m really glad we stayed an extra few days as at least we managed to get the boat straight and Chris’s knee is feeling a little better even if he is still hobbling around.

We fit the matting into the bow so that we can transfer all the bikes, coal and logs back where they belong as the stern needs to be clear for cruising tomorrow. Hopefully the paint will have had long enough to dry and we won’t have too many bits to touch up. It’s really nice to get everything back in there and it all fits perfectly. I think we might end up just using it a storage area rather than a seated area as we thought, as other than the roof, there is nowhere else for it to go. It’s essentially like a shed to us.

The stern looks really nice now it’s clear although I wish we’d had time to paint it. ((I think it’s well known Peachy that it doesn’t matter how much you do there is always another job!)) isn’t that true! Anyway that will be a job for another day to finish that off.

I wander up to get rid of the rubbish as Chris is still trying to rest his knee and I pop into a couple we met last year as they had come into the marina to fill up on diesel etc. It was really lovely to see them and feels nice to making friends on the canal network who we see every so often. A good old chinwag was had and it was nice to see them before we left the area.

Back at the boat I crack on with some of my freelance work as I want to make sure I keep tomorrow free for cruising as you never know what is going to happen. Day done and we are excited and a little apprehensive about tomorrow but definitely more excited! Day done. Another week done. x((I cannot wait for the cruising blogs again. Be gone fowl DIY! Let the adventures begin!))

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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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