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We are cranking it! London bound… Day 253

Sunday 31st March Day 253 The clocks changed last night, so of course we spend the day saying "well it would have been so and so time". We desperately need water – you can tell the boat is sitting higher at the bow ((You could just sit in it to balance it out!)) and I… Continue reading We are cranking it! London bound… Day 253

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You guessed it… Day 222

Thursday 29th February Day 222 Yes, another coat of paint. ((Can you just get it finished now and get back to cruising. I'm bored of the DIY!!)) You're bored! Think how we feel. We had to buy some new paint but unfortunately didn’t buy the water based one so this one stinks and takes an… Continue reading You guessed it… Day 222

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Boating DIY… Day 213

Tuesday 20th February Day 213 Today the blue skies arrived so we decided to go for a walk around Shugborough – which is a lovely area close to the marina. We haven’t got very long left in this area and I don’t know when we will back this way so we need to make the… Continue reading Boating DIY… Day 213

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Cleaning and faffing. Day 193

Wednesday 31st January Day 193 It’s the big boat clean and faff day along with wandering into the kitchen and dinette to look at how nice the floor looks. Because of all the sanding we have to give everything a clean before we put it back but it’s very satisfying. This also leads to us… Continue reading Cleaning and faffing. Day 193

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Time to cruise. Keeping warm on the boat!

Tuesday 7th November – Day 114 Today it’s up early and a cruise to our old favourite, Tixall Wide and we only have 1 lock to contend with where we encounter another queue the same as on our way up. There is a huge log which would have stopped the gates opening so I called… Continue reading Time to cruise. Keeping warm on the boat!