Sunday 12 April 2015

4 seasons

,The severe wind has dropped this morning to be replaced by a still, cold and foggy start to the day. Thus, in the last 24 hours we have endured sunshine, hurricane winds, lashing rain and impenetrable fog. A typical English spring day I suppose?
The forecast is for warm sunshine over the next few days, so we have decided to "plan" our future movements as we go along, ( no change there,then ) but first we need a gas bottle, fruit and no more engine cooling alarms (not necessarily in that order, but no more alarms would be a good start ). Once again the boat electrics behaved themselves overnight even though we watched some TV without the engine running, for obvious reasons. Lynne lit the stove so the central heating boiler was superfluous. The boat remained warm and cosy throughout a cold night and morning.
Healthwise I have been suffering with stomachache for a couple of days, which appears better this morning, but Lynne has also suffered the same symptoms so it may be linked to something we both ate ?


Top:   Ice on the stern horn, lights and bilge pump switches, early morning.
Bottom: ice on boat roof,but less obvious due to good insulation.
To put our minds at rest we checked the engine water and diesel levels, greased the drive shaft and cleared some gunge out of the bilge, plus loaded the bucket with coal for the stove. And who said boating is relaxing?
Funnily enough, it will be a relief to be back on a canal with locks ! 
We stopped at the new Trinity Marina for gas, coal, diesel and water, but of our main requirement, gas, they had none. We passed a solitary water vole past the Marina entrance, but it was exciting to see,all the same.
We moored before we reached Marston Junction, our last night on the Ashby canal this trip, as Steve had received confirmation of a new job, commencing on April 20th and necessitating his return home.
Our trip to Coventry necessarily put on hold, but not to worry as it had not been on our original schedule anyway. 
Lynne has made arrangements to meet-up with the electrician at Shobnall Marina next week to discuss our electrical issues and how to further resolve them.

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