Thorne

Here I am Rune

Distance 0.7 miles

Total 1341 Locks 70 Tunnels

Running total mileage 1901.9 miles 

We are now back aboard after a spell ‘ashore’ from the narrow-boat. Strictly speaking not much of my break was actually ashore since I took the opportunity to do some sailing on the ‘lumpy stuff’ around Cornwall and then across to Finistere in north-western France. The crew however went walking around the Isle of Man so her break was actually ashore. 

Some 'lumpy stuff' sailing!

It’s funny but when we leave the boat to go home the first thing that needs to be done is to tidy up the house since the garden goes absolutely wild in our absence. Upon returning to the boat the first thing that needs to be done is to tidy up the boat since various forms of wildlife (mainly spiders) all move aboard. It’s amazing that in just three weeks the boat becomes covered in spider webs, I don’t know what the state of the boat would be if left for three months!

After tidying up the boat, the next task was to give the engine a full service with an oil change, fuel filter change, air filter change and general tinkering to try to make sure that the boat works OK on our impending trip up the River Trent. It seems that the likely date for that is going to be some time next week (Wednesday or Thursday) since at the moment it is spring tides with the associated risk of an aegir on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. The tide times also aren’t particularly good until then since I need to travel from Keadby to West Stockwith on the incoming tide and to do that at the moment would need an unfeasibly early start (before 7am!). By Wednesday the tide times become more sociable.

The travelled distance today is just from Blue Water Marina back into Thorne to do some shopping and stocking up.