We left Ansty on Monday got to Hawkesbury junction just about to turn right onto the Coventry when I remembered we had to use the elsan point so as you can imagine the air was blue as Paul had to reverse back into the basin to moor up to do the necesary. Of course it was my fault I didnt remind him sooner, the fact that the cassette was in front of him had nothing to do with it. On our journey we stopped at Starline boats in Nuneaton to get a price to have the boat stretched want a few feet put in the bow section to make the cratch area bigger, our plan is to go to Streathay to get a price from them aswell. We have seen their work but want to visit the yard in person so they can see the boat and Paul can talk them through what we want.
At the moment we are moored up at Alvecote and the past few days have been scorching just like being back in Spain. Nice to have a bit of Al fresco dining on the tow path. Tomorrow it is on to Tamworth for supplies then through Fazeley Junction towards Streathay we will moor up for the weekend to give the boat a good clean (that will make it rain) then to the boatyard for Monday.
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- After years of working,Paul and I retired early. I worked in accounts departments and Paul spent 39 years as an Electrical Mechanical engineer in the industrial refrigeration industry. Paul also served time as a refrigeration engineer officer with P&O, to-ing and fro-ing to NZ. In 2001 we decided to move to Spain where we bought an old Spanish finca that needed total renovation. We took our 1500 Goldwing with us to Spain planning to explore the country. But because of the amount of work that needed doing to the finca we were unable to get full use of our lovely motorbike. So it was shipped back to England where it was sold. It took us 3 1/2 years to finish the house, by which time Paul was hankering after another bike so we bought a new Honda VTX 1300 cruiser which was a pleasure to use with our biker friends. In 2007 the writing was on the wall so we decided to return to the UK and bought our lovely narrowboat which was a big step for me as I had never dreamt of living on a narrowboat. Paul has had sailing boats in the past and regulary crewed on a Medway Bawley Gaffer and raced in many local events. We are continuous cruisers planning to explore as much as we can.
1 comment:
Hi,
I picked up your blog from dogsontour and your ideas for a stretch. We have a 50 foot that is perfect inside but the builders compromised on the bow area to make the inners fit. So we were thinking on getting the same stretch as you described. I'd be interested in any info you would be willing to share with me on it before we wend our way to Ray at Streethey to get a price. We are in need of a repait so it makes sense to do both at the same time.
nev@feb14.org
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Take care
Nev
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