Settling in …

So we have now unpacked including putting the bikes on the roof and are settling in,  

This is when, hopefully, things slow down or should I say we move into “Slow Motion” and we have less exciting news for the blog. 

However this week we have negotiated the same lock three times  – once in reverse !! either the water point or the boat is on the wrong side!

So far we have also:

• Run out of water (it should have had a full tank when we can aboard – it didn’t),
• Flattened the engine battery – jump start required by James (engineer from the boat company, luckily moored very close),
• Learned far more than we wanted to know about emptying a casket toilet.

And on the plus side

• Watched Swans building their nest right opposite the boat,
• Listened to the amazing dawn and dusk chorus’,
• Rediscovered different supermarkets – Nic likes Aldi !,
• Met a friendly bunch of other live-aboard boaters moored near Hillmorton Locks,
• Had stunning sunsets!

	This Week	Total
Locks	3 (same lock three times)	3
Miles Cruised (approx.)	0.5	0.5