So near and yet so far….
Great excitement this afternoon after the engine fired up with it’s two new fuel injectors and we waited with baited breath. All was going so well. J told us he would run the engine for a couple of hours but then we should be almost set to go. Hooray! Or so we thought. A deafening silence suddenly descended on us as the engine came to an abrupt halt for no known reason. So we are back further than square one! Every one is perplexed and at a loss as to know where the fault actually is. My knowledge of engine terminology is coming on in leaps and bounds, for all the good it is doing me! Angels from the North have said they will collect us tomorrow so we can have a couple of days away whilst the saga continues. Compared to the pandemic and global warming we really have nothing to complain about and we have been able to enjoy the dry weather and do some walking. Albeit only to Southam, where I popped my head into the CoOp to see if the yogurt machine was mended. Alas not. I do feel rather guilty, especially as it’s half-term and all those little children who were probably looking forward to being treated to a frozen yoghurt!! Disappointing for them just as it is for us not to be able to get going….
On a positive note, R decided to give the stove a good clean and was amazed at the density of ash lining the base. What a difference it has made to the heat source. Suddenly we can feel the warmth all around the boat and I’m even in danger of discarding a few layers!
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