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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

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Day 48 – Sun 3rd Sept – Getting ready to cruise

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

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Day 43 – Tuesday 29th August – It’s back in the water for The Plot and…

This is late again! One day i will catch up and have my blogs scheduled a week in advance! I hope everyone is enjoying the sunshine today - Tuesday 5th Sept, it's been a hot one that is for sure... okay, now let me take you back in time... I cannot believe it happened! ((OH… Continue reading Day 43 – Tuesday 29th August – It’s back in the water for The Plot and…

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Day 42 – Monday 28th August – Trip to Newark & Boat jobs

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

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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