Thunder and lightning

For a weather report check the title. Arrived at The marina to discover some kind soul had disconnected our mains electric supply. Who or why will remain a mystery. Having said that, the number of electric hook-up points does not match the number of boats wishing to use them so the trails of wires would give any qualified electrician a shock. Lynne was dead chuffed as she had filled the freezer with food supplies for our Thames adventure only yesterday. Apart from runny ice cream most items appear to have survived but it remains to be seen if we will after eating it. We have re-connected to power and run the engine for a bit to replenish the batteries. The Sky man (not David Bowie) has swopped the dodgy magic box for a working model and will swop back once it is repaired. We do not expect to see him again.  A towel rail has now been fitted in the rear loo (no pun intended), a spice rack in the galley and the mini Dyson battery  "Hoover" hung in the cupboard. DIY skills? Who needs them?  We replaced the two Rio rear tyres as one had a slow puncture and both were beyond their "sell by dates". The tyre shop crew were excellent and offered us any amount of old Ford Fiesta tyres we needed for fenders. We declined on this occasion but said we would take them up on their offer if and when we needed to. Engine service tomorrow and cats on board. The weather forecast is rain and high winds but we are still hoping to get away at the weekend. Intention is one thing, reality another.