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 we had to return the car to Newark as we thought we were going to cruise back down the Erewash tomorrow but in the end we decided to stay a few more days to do jobs on the boat as mentioned before the fire is crucial to us this year. Tomorrow will see us… Continue reading Day 42 – Monday 28th August – Trip to Newark & Boat jobs
We’ve woken up to another drizzly day but boat jobs wait for no-one and it’s off to the Elsan and to fill up with water to do some washing. Tomorrow I’m off to visit mum and go on holiday to the Isle of Man so Chris is boat alone, so the blog will be having… Continue reading Day Twenty Seven – A little hiatus – Monday 14th 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
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 