The first morning waking up on the boat home alone. Thankfully the weather is cooler today and we even have some heavy rain which is a welcome relief from the heat of the past week. I enjoy a coffee in bed with a new book I’m reading for book group; venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman… Continue reading Day 56 – Mon 11th Sept – The Digital Tidy
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!
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!
