Another advantage of Mercia over Great Haywood marina is that Ocado deliver here but not there; last winter we had to use Sainsbury's, who are OK, but neither the website nor the quality of the goods is quite up to Ocado standard, in my opinion at least.
We pottered about for the first part of the morning, running yet another washload and doing odd jobs on the boat like cleaning boots and descaling the kettle and shower head with LeeScale.
I'd not long made a coffee and settled down to some computer stuff when the phone rang; the Ocado man was at the gate. He loaded the crates onto his truck and we were soon passing bags into the boat. On unpacking and checking the groceries, there was one casualty (only the second in all the years we've been using them). The loaf of sliced bread had been put at the bottom of the bag, and some bananas and a refill pack of Horlicks Light instant malted drink placed on top.
One half of the loaf was now a very curious shape. I've duly claimed a refund, and should see it within the next couple of days. It's only £1.40, but it's good to give them feedback, apart from anything else.
After lunch, we ambled round to find where Dolce is moored on Quail pontoon, right in the middle of the lake. It makes you realise once again just how big the marina is; it's so cunningly laid out that it's just not apparent much of the time. I'll try and get some photos over the next couple of days to illustrate this.
Tomorrow, we'll probably boat over to the service wharf, pump out, diesel and get a cylinder of gas, but apart from that it's going to be a chill out day. The washing is now up to date, and we can start thinking about getting into winter working mode.
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