........not very, very frightening but wet!
Yesterday I intended to move but it rained fairly constantly
all morning so I stayed put.
Today the forecast was for thunderstorms, it was
sunny when I pulled pins (actually it was releasing mooring chains, pulled pins
just sounds better) and set off, first stop was the service point at Leighton
Buzzard.
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| Taking on Water beneath the trees. |
I was fortunate someone was just leaving it as I arrived, so emptied
cassette, emptied rubbish and took on water, then moved forward to the Tesco
2hour moorings and took on provisions, whilst in the store the heavens open
with a fairly heavy but short rain shower, back on the boat and a quick cup of
tea and it began raining again, tea finished it cleared and I set off to find a
potential mooring outside (or near) the Globe Inn, a pub not far outside the town.
Past Wyvern Shipping a holiday boat hire company and into Leighton Lock (27)
which was against me, turned the lock ( prepared it for my direction) and as I was leaving a boat approached so
I did not have to close the gate, just around the bend a short distance was my
target mooring and it was busy but space on the end for me, I moored up and the
heavens opened again.
I had a cup of tea and waited for the rain to stop then
walked along the towpath to see if this place was suitable for my fridge
delivery, I was pleased to find I am only about 500 metres from the Pub car
park, so back to the boat and rang Ely Boat Chandlers.
Delivery would have to be to
the pub itself, the car park was not an acceptable address ?? (whats up with these people), so back to the pub
where I felt obliged to purchase a pint of Abbot Ale, and the young lady behind
the bar was most obliging, evidently they get asked to take in delivery’s quite
often.
Pint finished walked back to the boat and placed the order ‘online’. The
heavens opened again this time with sound effects, a few minutes later Ely Boat
Chandlers rang me to say delivery would be tomorrow between 9 and 5, so waited for the rain to stop again and back to
the pub again to let them know, and now just wait for it to arrive.
On the way back from the pub I was just glancing at the
other boats when I noticed this on the boat in front of me
No not the name, although that is good (re-read it!) they were born at the same place, possibly the same builder,
although totally different boats there are similarities, the cratch frame is
identical to mine, and other little bits look the same, if I see the owners I
will ask them about it.
Battyeford is a village in West Yorkshire near the town
of Mirfield, with connections to the river Calder and The Calder and Hebble
Canal how Quinquireme ended up on the Basingstoke Canal I don’t know but I
guess it’s not that strange, they do, after all, move about J
So a good day, dodged all the rain and achieved my
destination and purpose, fingers X’d that the fridge arrives undamaged and
proves it’s worth when installed.
Total Today: 2 Miles : 1 Lock
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