Plan C through to Z

Yes, the plan has changed yet again. On arrival at Stensen Tardis Two was nestled among lots of boats in the Marina, very inconvenient for loading the remainder of our summer clothes and provisions, particularly as we had no gate key. A friendly fellow boater let us borrow a key and also helped us hook up to an electric point with considerable funds remaining on it. There was no sign of the Balwin's so we had no update on the boat electrics although John (employee) confirmed Dean had said he would fulfil his kind promise of fitting the bike rack "first thing in the morning". There was no sign of Dean  by 10.30 so I took the rubbish to the bins to the rear of the workshops  and, eureka, I spotted Dean on my way back to the Marina gate. He was clearly not pleased to see me and ignored me until I offered a cheery "good morning" to which I received a grunt over his shoulder as reply, all part of their famed customer care regime. In the circumstances I chickened out of mentioning the bike rack and returned to the boat."Our plans have changed yet again so we are likely to leave Stalag 9 tomorrow (it is currently raining), allowing plenty of time for further alterations. Watch this space and thank God we were not involved in planning D day.

13.30 and still a Dean-free day. We have had a very social day so far, invited onto endless boats for tea, coffee and biscuits, plus highlights of MCC cock-ups over recent years. Entertaining stuff if it wasn't so serious, but it just goes to show how much people can be insulted and conned, whilst still running a business. Good riddance to them. We will be partying as we depart in the morning and intend meeting Karen and Steve at Shobnall Marina near Marstons brewery in Burton On Trent where we intend getting Tardis Two's electrics sorted in due course, hopefully. From there we intend to "road test the boat" up and down the Ashby canal just in case MCC have tweaked something and omitted to tell us,which is distinctly likely given that we intend taking our case of "unfit for purpose" further. It could be embarrassing if we are complaining in court about a "fixed" boat.