Winding down

We've both felt quite dozy today, winding down after the excitements of the summer. Nonetheless, things have got done; Sheila walked down into the nearest bit of Poynton, Hockley, to get a paper, and both Dolce Far Niente and Cala have left.

Dolce is on her shakedown cruise to Bugsworth, and Cala, after having a defunct freezer fan replaced, is heading home to Calcutt. That just leaves ourselves and Ice Breaker of the boats which came here specially for the Owners' Weekend.

After lunch, Peter and John the joiner came and reviewed the bits and bobs still to be done. We're waiting for a replacement for the dribbling pressure relief valve, and Rick has mounted the Calor Rose Bowl certificate on the wall beside the galley.

Tomorrow, I plan to service the Hurricane with Peter assisting, not that it's a complex job, but because it's the first Hurricane Braidbar fitted, and so the first 1000 hour service and Peter is curious to see how it goes.

Apart from that, there's not a lot else to tell. It's the 14th of the month today, when we each buy a Kindle book. I've started reading Neal Asher, cyberpunk sci fi, I guess, and am getting into Gridlinked. Sheila has gone medieval with The Oath by Michael Jecks.

Ian Stockton, who bought Sanity from us, should be around from this afternoon on, so hopefully we'll meet up with him one evening this week.