Today was another day of jobs as I sorted out cleaning the tiles and varnished the wood above the fire as it was really dry. I also got the old Brasso out to clean up the brass ring around the top of the fire and ended up using a bit of wire wool to get… Continue reading Day 45 – Thursday 31st August – More boat jobs
It’s up early today and we have a recky around the boat and marvel at how fab it looks. It’s also one of those situations where you make one area look nice and so the rest looks terrible so we decide to tackle the painting of the stern. Vikky from the boatyard called them the… Continue reading Day 39 – Friday 25th August – Langley Mill Boatyard Dry Dock!
Started off at a bit of a different morning with grey cloud and the threat of showers. We scarpered early to bed last night as we were both tired having not done a whole day of locks like that probably since we had our big cruise last year! My muscles on muscles ache this morning… Continue reading Day 37 – Wednesday 23rd August – Cruising the Erewash
Okay, today is the day. We are up early to get this show on the road as we start the cruise up the infamous Erewash Canal! So, why do I say this? Well, ((Peachy this is going to be a long blog so keep it short and be warned people. Might as well book yourselves… Continue reading Day 36 – Tuesday 22nd August – Trent lock to near Gallows Inn lock
((Hey you’ve changed to numbers for the days and what’s with posting this late at night!)) I know, I needed to change the titles as they were getting too long so made more sense to have numbers and what with doing boat jobs and one thing and another I’ve only just had time to finish… Continue reading Day 28 to 35 – Isle of Man – Tuesday 15th August – Tuesday 22nd August
C.L. Peache 