Friday 10th November – Day 117 We faff around in the morning and I crack on with my novel as we wait for the car hire company to arrive. Can you believe it’s cheaper to hire a car than to go by train! Firstly, because it’s so expensive and secondly because you cannot rely on… Continue reading Time to find a launderette…
Category: routine
Cruising day. It all gets a bit Barry Manilow!
Sunday 29th October Day 105 We decide to cruise today and eventually stop somewhere near Gailey Lock and the services. It’s a gorgeous day and the sun is dazzling as we set off. I decide that since we’ve cruised this area I will set to and do the washing so as not to use our… Continue reading Cruising day. It all gets a bit Barry Manilow!
Day 51 – Wed 6th Sept – Sawley visitor moorings
((I cannot believe it, you’ve actually started cruising and now stopped again! You do know what you’re supposed to do with a boat don't you??)) Cheeky! We had good reason to stay put as we had so much work to do on the boat and then there were the stoppages which caused an issue. Also… Continue reading Day 51 – Wed 6th Sept – Sawley visitor moorings
Day Twenty Six – Spinning the boat – Sunday 13th August
It’s a drizzly start to the day so we take the rubbish to the bins and jump in the car as there is a Halfords nearby and Chris needs a bell for his bike which is now fully loaded, although he wants to get a trolley thing for it which I think we should wait… Continue reading Day Twenty Six – Spinning the boat – Sunday 13th August
Day Twenty Five – moving day – Saturday 12th August
It’s moving day today as we have used up our time on the pontoon and we are ready for a little cruise, even if it is just back to where we were on the two week moorings. We cruise out and moor up at the water point, fill up the tank on the boat and… Continue reading Day Twenty Five – moving day – Saturday 12th August
C.L. Peache 