End of our Boat adventure

Firstly, an apology for the delay in posting this blog, as you will understand from the below we have had a busy week!

Monday (27 September) we cruised back to Nelson’s Wharf, filling with water and diesel on route, which was challenging given the wind! Manoeuvring the boat in a small boat yard. 

Once back to Nelson’s Wharf, we locked the boat up, and Nic’s parents drove us back to Pocklington, to collect their motorhome, so we could empty the boat of all our stuff. 

Tuesday (28 September) we drove back to the boat, in the middle of the fuel crisis, luckily, we managed to get fuel before we went on to the motorway network. Nearly all Services on the motorways were showing no fuel.

Once we got back to the boat, the packing challenge began, getting all our stuff from the Boat into the Motorhome, thankfully we could park close to the mooring. 

Wednesday (29 September) more packing and moving of stuff, and the cleaning started, to make sure the boat was “spick and span” to hand back. 

Thursday (30 September), we just had to move the boat to opposite the Kaye’s Arm of canal, which was a mile & 8 locks, so the plan was for Nic to captain the Boat to the locks, and Rog to move the motorhome to the boat yard, then walk back up the lock join Nic and do the locks together.  So Nic left Nelson’s Wharf on the boat, Stage 1 of the plan complete, easy! Rog then attempted to move the motorhome, however easier said than done, the motorhome would not start, it has a hi-tech immobiliser on it, which appears to have a mind of its own, and chose not to start. After lots of attempts and a call to the Parents, the Motorhome finally started. By this time, Nic was already at the top of the locks with the boat. 

Rog got to the top lock just in time, as Nic had started the double locks with another boat, so all worked out well! And we returned the boat. In some ways our six months on “Life in Slow Motion” has flown by and in other ways it felt like a lot longer, as you’ll see below, we have done 914 miles and 734 locks in our time onboard. We have been asked if we are sad to end our boating and return the boat – in a way we are, however, the weather is changing, and I’m sure boating in the autumn and winter would be a very different prospect. Returning the boat also enables us to start other different adventures – the next one being Motorhome!

After returning the Boat we drove to the Napton Cidery to buy more of their lovely cider, (their number 6  cider if anyone is interested!) before driving back up to Pocklington. 

Friday (1 October) the job of unpacking and repacking the motorhome started, thankfully Nic’s parents were away for the weekend, as we took over most of the house with all our stuff.

Friday night we have a lovely dinner at Rog’s parents, its nice to do the family things again. 

Saturday (2 October) the unpacking and repacking of the Motorhome continued, we still have loads of stuff. 

Saturday night, beers and a curry with family and friends, being in the Indian was a little strange, as, before the building was an Indian restaurant, it was the restaurant that we had our wedding reception in.

Sunday (3 October) we had just about put the house back to rights (if not quite finished all the repacking) and with a pile of stuff that is not coming in the motorhome with us waiting to go to Rog’s parents garage, when we got a text from the parents stating they would be home in 15 mins! Luckily our parents appear to be very laid back about how much stuff is in their lofts/garages! Our thanks go to them!

	This Week	Total
Locks	11	734
Miles Cruised (approx.)	5	914