Quite sobering to think we are already in March. For us it signals the last month on the boat. We still haven’t had any of the snags sorted but we are wending our way towards James in the hopes he will get some of them fixed. Amazing how a few degrees rise in temperature can stop the condensation that was on all the windows most mornings throughout January and the first half of February. I haven’t even had to wear my thermals this past week, nor two pairs of socks!
We moved the boat from the North of Milton Keynes to Wolverton, which we did in two tranches. The first this morning when we got as far as the Black Horse pub, where we considered staying overnight. As there was copious hot water from running the engine we had a midday bath – feels quite decadent! Especially as we know we will soon be at a watertap so we didn’t have to stint on the hotwater! Then for our daily exercise we walked to Wolverton to see the best place to moor up near to the laundrette. We then decided that we might as well move there today, so after a Zoom call that finished just before 5pm we set off up the canal at full speed or at least as fast as we were able to go so that we would arrive at our destination before sunset. There were a number of moored boats on the towpath so each time we passed by we had to slow right down. There also seemed to be a few obstacles in the water, like large logs and plastic bags. R stood at the bow overseeing the debris – you want to avoid getting bags wrapped around the tiller or the prop shaft.
The only downside of our new mooring is the proximity of the trains overhead, which probably explains why there are not many boats here! Tomorrow however we can have a treat of a lie in and then find the laundrette near by. That’s assuming we get any sleep!
We watched a feelgood film, a true story called Penguin Bloom. All about an Australian family who, whilst on a holiday in Thailand, experienced an accident that altered all their lives. It had parallels to how we felt as a family after R’s accident and it really is a miracle he didn’t end up in a wheelchair considering where and how he broke his back.
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