Today was finally the day to leave the marina. ((I’m not sure you can class moving about 5 minutes along the canal as actually leaving anywhere!)) Look, we have repeatedly said we are going to explore the canals slowly. ((There’s slowly and then there is literally going nowhere.)) Ignore, Brackets he is on one again… Continue reading Day 66 – Thurs 21st Sept – back on the cut
We are woken by the promised wind and rain and it’s a early morning trip outside for Chris as the hose pipe reel is moving about on the roof. Then it’s coffee in bed and nice and cosy inside whilst the weather has a tantrum outside. Once up, it’s to the dinette for me as… Continue reading Day 64 Tues 19th Sept – boat jobs and work
Chris didn’t get home until 1.30am so it was a late/early one to bed. Finally, we got up about 9ish and then the usual after holiday activities took place ((erm what do you mean??)) like the washing, ((Phew!)) don't be rude Brackets! which is much easier with having the laundry facilities on the marina. It… Continue reading Day 63 – Mon 18th Sep – He’s home and the boat jobs are back on the agenda!
It’s up early again after a rubbish nights sleep due to the hot weather and adopting the same plan as yesterday we cruise early to avoid the hot midday sun. I decided to email the marina and see if our space is free for another night as we have about 3.5 hr cruise to get… Continue reading Day 53 – Fri 8th Sept – onwards to Mercia Marina
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!
C.L. Peache 