A peaceful night with plenty of sleep had a rapid awakening at the end this morning. We’d established last night that the wide beam boat behind us was planning to move today, such that we would be able to pull back and get off the bridge landing. Her steerer had said that he wouldn’t be in a hurry, as he’d arrived at 11.45 on Monday, so had most of the morning to move.
(As we know from Baz’s comment on yesterday's post, even a few hours over can get you a patrol notice here.)
However, as I lay dozing in the early morning light at half six, I heard the unmistakable ching of a line being pulled through a mooring ring. A quick peek out showed that the guy behind was preparing to move, so we bundled clothes on and got Sanity Again moved back, much to our relief.
After a relaxed cup of tea and breakfast, we strolled into town to get some shopping; a big Co-op, and lots of sandwich shops, but not a lot else in Theale.
Back at the boat, we had a little orgy of cleaning and catching up with similar chores like the filing. My sister Jane is expected this afternoon, and it makes for a good motivation to get the boat looking reasonably tidy.
The weather continues very unsettled, but the forecast is no longer quite as bad as it was yesterday, though the wind may still be a problem when moving tomorrow.
There’s not a lot else to add; the swing bridge has been behaving itself this morning. It’s another road that’s quite busy during the school run, so we’ll aim for an early start tomorrow, methinks.
2 comments:
It seems you may be coming my way?
If you are planning to come to Windsor at the weekend, let me warn you that there is a huge fun fair on the common on the left going downstream just before windsor Bridge. It is very noisy. If that is your plan, then can I suggest you moor on the park side before the railway bridge.. it is much quieter there.
Thanks for the warning, but we're heading upstream, not down!
Cheers
Bruce
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