Just a quickie tonight, as we're pretty well exercised. We left Fradley at half eight this morning, and made it to Rugeley by twelve, managing a brief exchange of greetings with the crew of Derwent 6 as we passed them just before Handsacre. There was still a bit of ice around here and there, but nothing to cause problems.
After lunch and a short sharp shop, we set off again in deteriorating conditions. The wind was getting up and the odd smirr of rain kept it company from time to time. Just after three, we made it to Haywood Lock, and worked up to find No Problem tied immediately above.
There was only time for a quick chat with Sue, as the wind was becoming quite worrying. I managed the turn into the marina OK, but manoeuvring round the pontoons inside called for a fair bit of revving and muttering. The final turn into the mooring was made even trickier by the fact that the floating pontoon had blown across, so that there wasn't a full boat's width available.
Sanity Again persuaded Crosby and the pontoon to part company and in we went just as the rain really came on.
We're now all tied up, shoreline connected and water tank filling. Home made soup with cheesy dumplings tonight, I think; easy to do and puts back some of what the day took out.
No comments:
Post a Comment