We actually set our alarm again today to make sure we were up early and we were so pleased we did! Chris spotted that a couple of the other boaters were already in the lock at about 7am. We thought the plan was to wait for CRT but to be fair there was a lot… Continue reading Day 50 – Tues 5th Sept – Erewash drama!
Today is the day we leave Langley Mill and try our luck going back down the canal as we head for our 10 day stay at Mercia Marina. It’s been absolutely brilliant here and we have achieved so much. A few of the jobs like the painting of the stern and the bow have been… Continue reading Day 49 – Mon 4th Sept – WE ARE LEAVING!
Today was all about getting the boat ready to cruise. I finished cleaning the main area of the boat whilst Chris put another coat on the bow. I think I quite possibly snuck in a power nap. ((It’s not a power nap though is it really? I mean ‘power’ nap suggest a high flyer. I… Continue reading Day 48 – Sun 3rd Sept – Getting ready to cruise
Today it’s the big boat clean! The fire is in as i said yesterday and even though there are jobs to finish on it they shouldn’t cause any mess so it’s time to get rid of all the mess! So, I chuck Chris out as he’s decided to tackle prepping the bow to be painted… Continue reading Day 47 – Saturday 2nd September – Boat cleaning day!
It's Friday 8th in the real world. Sorry the blog is late again but my tinternet has been shocking and i've not been able to receive a good enough signal to post. Even now it's not brilliant but here goes... i've used an old photo of the boat which is how it looked when we… Continue reading Day 46 – Friday 1st September – You guessed it…
C.L. Peache 