All aboard

A BIG, BIG DAY. After years of planning, hardship, poor health and more than a little frustration we finally took official ownership of our very own boat. A car-load of our worldly goods was transferred to our new "home", making it look lived-in and stunningly beautiful. Mick and Paul gave us an introductory tour of all the fittings, electrical and mechanical gubbins. The electrics box and central heating controls are mind-blowingly complicated at first sight and demonstration, but I guess we'll get used to them in due course. (?) All the MCC guys left us to our own devices this evening so ensuring everything was off or on the right settings was terrifying to say the least. Connection to the electricity mains is our only saving grace, we hope. We'll creep back tomorrow and hope she and the batteries are still in working order. The champagne was not cracked today as Lynne had to drive home, but it will be tomorrow. The weather was appropriately warm today and the weekend is forecast to be blistering so we intend making the best of it by leaving the marina early Saturday morning (to avoid making a pillock of myself in front of a load of gongoozlers). We plan to cruise for the weekend before returning to Stenson for the Sky box to be fitted. From then the world is our oyster, or at least 2000 miles of UK waterways. To crown a wonderful day my neurologist has finally granted permission via email for me to change anti-seizure drugs, but only after I have discussed the issues with my GP, who is fully booked for a week. I plan to camp outside her surgery door early tomorrow until discussions take place. She surely must have to use the loo at some stage during the day?