Mon 11th May 2015
Day out on the trains.
Day out on the trains.
Sat 16th May 2015
Heading out of the soar on to the river Trent and heading towards the Trent and Mersey canal.
Heading out of the soar on to the river Trent and heading towards the Trent and Mersey canal.
Sun 17th May 2015
Through Sawley Lock and moored close to Sawley Bridge Marina. Viewed several boats there but none of them came up to spec.
Through Sawley Lock and moored close to Sawley Bridge Marina. Viewed several boats there but none of them came up to spec.
Mon 18th May 2015
6 miles 4 locks to Weston - on - Trent
6 miles 4 locks to Weston - on - Trent
Tue 19th May 2015
8 miles 3 locks to Willington, looked at a couple of boats at Willington Marina.
8 miles 3 locks to Willington, looked at a couple of boats at Willington Marina.
Wed 20th May 2015
A boat had caught my eye in Towpath Talk moored at Wilton Marina so we arranged to visit, caught the train there and got picked up at the train station by one of the staff and taken to the marina. Investigated it thoroughly and it passed the my No 2 Nose Test for mould and mildew, IE there was no sign of damp at all. Put in a silly offer.
A boat had caught my eye in Towpath Talk moored at Wilton Marina so we arranged to visit, caught the train there and got picked up at the train station by one of the staff and taken to the marina. Investigated it thoroughly and it passed the my No 2 Nose Test for mould and mildew, IE there was no sign of damp at all. Put in a silly offer.
Thur 21st May 2015
The silly offer was almost accepted, I had to go up another thousand but still got a 15 year old 55ft boat with a perfect survey for a reasonable price, within my budget, but it still didn't leave me much left over.
The silly offer was almost accepted, I had to go up another thousand but still got a 15 year old 55ft boat with a perfect survey for a reasonable price, within my budget, but it still didn't leave me much left over.
Fri 22nd May 2015
1 mile 7 locks - Norton Junction. Caught the train to Wilton again and completed the purchase. License and insurance all paid up and off we went in my new boat.
1 mile 7 locks - Norton Junction. Caught the train to Wilton again and completed the purchase. License and insurance all paid up and off we went in my new boat.
Sat 23rd May 2015
10 miles 7 locks 1 tunnel Hillmorton
10 miles 7 locks 1 tunnel Hillmorton
Sun 24th May 2015
14 miles 3 locks - Hawksbury Junction.
14 miles 3 locks - Hawksbury Junction.
Mon 25th May 2015
12 miles 9 locks Whitley Bridge
12 miles 9 locks Whitley Bridge
Tue 26th May 2015
11 miles 4 locks Hopwas
11 miles 4 locks Hopwas
Wed 27th May 2015
9 miles 2 locks - Moored above Shade house lock.
9 miles 2 locks - Moored above Shade house lock.
Thur 28th May 2015
Caught the train to Willington to collect Almyne and Olive
Caught the train to Willington to collect Almyne and Olive
Fri 29th May 2015
9 miles 3 locks Barton Turn
9 miles 3 locks Barton Turn
Sat 30th May 2015
5 miles 10 locks Shade House Lock
All three boats together now but in my absence the batteries on Forty Two had gone completely flat, I had inadvertently left the inverter on which had drained them down to absolutely nothing so much so that they were unrecoverable. No choice but to have five new batteries installed, an unexpected bill.
5 miles 10 locks Shade House Lock
All three boats together now but in my absence the batteries on Forty Two had gone completely flat, I had inadvertently left the inverter on which had drained them down to absolutely nothing so much so that they were unrecoverable. No choice but to have five new batteries installed, an unexpected bill.
Sun 31st May 2015
Took loads of pictures of Almyne and built a web site giving all the details. Almyne was advertised on Apollo Duck with a link to my Almyne web site.
Took loads of pictures of Almyne and built a web site giving all the details. Almyne was advertised on Apollo Duck with a link to my Almyne web site.
