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
I have my delayed zoom call with the feedback team for my publisher. I literally just switch off the computer when Chris comes back from the shop and tells me the water point is free, so we quickly untie the ropes and off we go. There is a large fire in the distance but not… Continue reading Day Twenty One – Trent Lock – Tuesday 8th August
Today it’s started a bit better weather wise with some blue skies so we decided it was time for wash day but before that we went for a visit to the Elsan as you do. We tested our little twin tub when we were in the marina but this is our first proper wash. It… Continue reading Day Five – Gunthorpe – Sunday 23rd July
We’ve woken up to a miserable morning as the weather has come out in force but we couldn’t be cosier on the boat as we planned – as much as you can plan when cruising to stay anywhere on the rivers and canals. But we are set for a couple of nights to see out… Continue reading Day Four – Gunthorpe Floating Pontoons- Saturday 22nd July
8.30 am I’m chilling out doing a few social media posts when I hear a familiar noise coming from the shower pump! It’s all hands to the deck and our new system of ‘knowing where everything is’ has worked well and we soon have a torch and screwdriver to hand with a hammer lurking in… Continue reading Day Three – Hazelford Lock to Gunthorpe Lock – Friday 21st July
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