We’ve had a good first day on the new winter mooring. The early part of the day was spent pottering in the boat, catching up with email stuff and the like. I was pleased to note that our first 20 hours or so had used all of 27 penceworth of electricity, including running a wash load, so our costs are going to be reasonably restricted.
We walked into the village and caught the 10.20 bus into Stafford. It’s a short run, and Stafford seems a nice town. The bus was amazingly full. Sheila ordered some new spectacles, and we got the postage boxes for the Sony Readers at Ryman.
We’d planned to stay for lunch, but even after strolling round and checking out the shops and the large indoor market, there was time to take the 11.50 bus back and lunch on the boat.
This afternoon, we’ve had a quiet time, reading and doing stuff on the net. The readers have duly sold, for a bit less than we’d hoped, but still enough to make it worthwhile. We’ll get them packed up and despatched tomorrow, assuming the cash has come through by then, which it should, PayPal being what it is.
The weather has deteriorated this afternoon, wet and windy, so we clearly got the day the right way round.
3 comments:
Bruce,
Are you using some form of galvanic isolator now you are plugged in? I always worry about my boat fizzing away to nothing when plugged in. I really don't understand it however !!
Nev
Hello Bruce,
Thanks for your very detailed daily blog. Been following it with great interest since you moved in from Sanity. While you're moored in Great Haywood, you might like to take Shiela to the Holly Bush Inn in Salt (small village near Bridge 83) for an excellent meal.
Best, Martin
Nev: oh, yes, wouldn't be without one, though they reckon the isolation transformer is even better, if much bigger/pricier.
Martin: thanks for the tip. We've often looked at it as we went up to Stone; we'll definitely bear it in mind.
Cheers
Bruce
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