Well we are not going to be able to do the Leeds and Liverpool this year. We have hung around for three months waiting for some rain to raise the water levels but it ain't gonna 'appen. So it is time we started heading back.
Mind you, we have had alovely summer just basking and chilling.
Out of gas. Fortunatly we still had a few logs on the roof so we got the fire going so we could have cheesy baked potatoes and beans for dinner, and a hot drink.
Stopped off at Sykeshouse Road Bridge and collected about eight kilos of pears from a tree on the tow path.
Stopped off at Thorne Boat Services to replenish some supplies.
While we were here we looked at a couple of boats at Nationwide Narrowboat Sales. To look at one of them the proprietor got a cordless angle grinder and cut the padlock off the hatch so we could look inside.
Interesting to see what sort of boats are available within my No2's price range.
Conducted my medication review online, everything seems to be OK. Some shopping at Sainsbury's and Lidl. Booked in for a 7am start at Keadby Thursday morning.
139.6 Lts diesel £181.48
1 by 13kg Calor gas £58.00
2 bags coal £31.20
1 18inch double skin chimney £54.99
Would you look at those prices.
Bumped into Robbie Cummins again while we were negotiating the railway swing bridge.
While we were in the lock waiting for weed to be discharged and the gates to open three otters ran across the lock gates behind us.I was very lucky to be watching at the time as they ere gone in seconds.
Didn't bother travelling yesterday, the tides were not in our favour and we really do not like getting up at silly o'clock in the morning.
Did make a list of things to do over the winter.
Spent £200 at Argos, probably a Hoover cordless vacuum cleaner.
It has been drizzling for a few days so took the opportunity to move while it wasn't.