To infinity and beyond 1

Sunny and warm this morning which means our cruising weekend is a certainty (famous last words. I feel a Michael Fish moment coming on). In response to several queries (oops!) I must confirm I am neither a member of the Cloud appreciation Society or the Pylon appreciation Society, although I share their sentiments and visions of the future. Up bright and early today as a trial run. Bought a spanner to fit the gas bottles on Tardis Two (sad, eh?) We are now almost fully equipped I think, gangplank excepted. The painted pole looks brilliant, more Rolls Royce than Reliant Robin. Our guest this weekend, apart from being a DIY fanatic, was once a scout leader so Lynne and I are hoping to have some knot tying instruction (we are both crap at knots, the most important skill for boaters). We may even be experts at pitching tents by Monday but we hope to never need putting it into practice. As previously mentioned Tardis Two has yet to be connected to the internet so this weekend will be blog free, but if we're back in time and dry I'll scramble one together Monday night. We hope to get connected to the outside world before we head off to Wigan Pier (yes, it really does exist apparently) We'll save all our small change for the slot machines. Factor 10 already on-board. We discovered last weekend Tardis Two is missing double glazing as per specification but Eddie explained it was deleted several months ago to help fit within our tight budget and he must have forgotten to tell us, as you do. It's not the end of the world but part of our "savings" will disappear as we will need to invest in cloths to wipe condensation off the windows each morning. We received another dreaded letter from the naval insurance company this morning apologising for their previous cock-ups. Be warned they also own Bell,Diamond and Elephant.co.uk Have a good weekend and remember the sombrero and suncream.