Anywhere else, the Poynton Deeps would be called the Wide, as they are wide but not very deep, but there you go, can't expect logic on the cut, I guess.
We had a much better night's sleep out on the Deeps, and have been managing to get a fair bit done despite the continuing grotty weather. I made the trek down into Poynton this morning to get meat to cook for Friday night's feast (we have an international pot luck supper on the night before the Open Day) and picked up a supply of bread at the same time.
Sheila, meanwhile, washed a big chunk of the floor in the boat as well as doing a load of other housekeeping jobs. Just as we were finishing lunch, Cala arrived, and we moored her inside Islay on the towpath just behind us. Once sorted, we had a meeting with Peter and Susan in the bungalow to decide the mooring plan for the weekend. There'll be a total of eleven boats available for the visitors to see, ranging from the part complete spec boat to the just finished Dolce Far Niente to New Dawn and Priscilla which are twelve years old and still look great.
After a while, Peter and Gill off Cala and then Des from Farne turned up, so we were soon doing the general catch up and nattering bit whilst Peter and Susan tried to go on running a boatbuilding business around us.
We've all retreated back to our own boats for the moment, but some visiting and drinking of various beverages will take place tonight I have no doubt.
Tomorrow, we are going to erect the brand new marquee, which promises to be quite a challenge even if the wind does relent.
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