Well we have now had the out of water survey done and all seems to be well. The boat will need blacking at the end of this season and a couple of new anodes but nothing that seems of any major concern to the surveyor. There are one or two niggling things found inside the boat that will need to be rectified, the chimney has a slight leak and the collar on the stove is cracked.

We have also had a trial run in the boat for about a mile up the canal and back, she handles very well although the length could make travelling in strong winds 'interesting'!

The remaining issue is whether we can get everything done for completion of the sale before we are due to fly out to 'Oz' at the beginning of April, it looks like things might be a bit tight.