Tue 1st March 2016 Tixall Wide

Shopping in Stafford. Re-set tablet to factory settings. I had been having trouble with the maps on my tablet. Whenever I asked for directions from my current location to somewhere else it told me how to get to 'Directions Ltd' in Towcester. Now I can get to where ever I want to go. Sorted out the porthole curtains.

Wed 2nd March 2016

Shopping in Rugeley, got doorknob. Washed the four spare porthole curtains.

Thur 3rd March 2016

Day off. Swapped out washed and un-washed porthole curtains.

Fri 4th March 2016

Shopping in Stafford. Washed spare porthole curtains.

Sat 5th March 2016

Painted the bedroom divider. A really awesome sunset over the gatehouse at Tixall Wide.

Sun 6th March 2016

Shopping in Stafford, got some kidneys for dinner.

Mon 7th March 2016

Got diesel leak fixed (£42.40) did the usual at the facilities.

Tue 8th March 2016

Shopping in Stafford (I like shopping). Did trial spreadsheet for my accounts.

Wed 9th March 2016 Penkridge 9 3/4 miles, 6 locks.

Called off at Midland Chandlers for some paint and some sealing strip for Olive. A good days travelling. CRT have been working hard on dredging the channel and keeping the weeds at bay. Progress considerably easier than last time I navigated this canal, especially between Tixall Lock and Acton Trussel.

Thur 10th March 2016

Shopping in Wolverhampton.

Fri 11th March 2016 Cross Keys

Still in Penkridge but a different part. Did Penkridge Market which has been held on and off since 1244, and purchased three steel wedges.

Sat 12th March 2016

Day off working on man pages database. man is short for manual and refers to the system of detailed instructions for all the commands available in Linux.

Sun 13th March 2016

Database preparation.

Mon 14th March 2016

Thunderstorms

Tue 15th March 2016

Trimmed metal panel for Morse control cover for Olive to stop water getting into the bilges.

Wed 16th March 2016

Solar panels hit 20 amps charge today.

Thur 17th March 2016 Gailey 3 miles 5 locks.

Did the usual at the facilities.

Fri 18th March 2016

Shopping at Morrison's. Attempted to fix diesel leak (the previous attempt by an engineer not successful) - will find out tomorrow if it worked.

Sat 19th March 2016

Replaced fuel pipes etc and re-assembled. Will check on the leak next time the boards are up.

Mon 21st March 2016 Autherley 7 miles.

Shopping at Morrison's again.

Sat 26th March 2016 Compton

Sold a wooden deer. The guy thought it looked just like his whippet, there's no accounting for taste. So now I have made two more animals, a dachshund and a staffie - will have to see if they sell.

Sun 27th March 2016 Wightwick 1½ miles, 3 locks

Named the Dachshund Roger and the Staffie Danny, priced up at £10 each. Visit to Wightwick Manor, really quite interesting and well worth the visit.

Mon 28th March 2016 Wombourne 5 miles, 7 locks.
Wed 30th March 2016 Stewpony 5 miles, 8 locks

Ordered new Omnimax aerial.

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