Although it was a bit cold last night, there was no significant increase in the ice, and the workshop team spent a bit of the morning ice breaking with one of the boats due for blacking, to encourage further thawing.
We decided that we would wait until tomorrow before going for a pump out and diesel, just to let the largest lumps disperse further. When I walked down the towpath to visit the PO, newsagent and pharmacy, there was a moderate amount of movement on the cut. Two boats came up off the Staffs and Worcs to use the water point, and boats were coming up the lock as I returned.
Things are by no means completely back to normal, but are well on their way.
An exchange of emails with Norbury Wharf, followed up by a phone call, means that Sanity Again is booked to go on the dock on the 6 April, to be steam cleaned, inspected and have three coats of Comastic applied, the last of them on the Saturday. She'll come off on the Sunday, and we can stay on board for the duration.
This is very good for us; it will allow plenty of time to go to Alrewas for the routine check ups before we amble on to Crick for the show on the last weekend of May.
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The Great Haywood webcam gave a grandstand view of the ice breaking activities this morning. A couple of boats left the marina (seemingly from the 'shared ownership' area) during morning to eacape out onto the cut.
Mike
Nb Duxllandyn
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