Saturday 24th November 2018



There are at least 10 large marinas within a 5mile radius of where we are moored. This morning the boats passing in both directions were almost nose to tail. And the majority going far too fast causing us to rock madly quite often. We had been told how busy this stretch becomes. Napton and Braunston are prime destinations and most of these boats will be held in marinas and only come out at the weekend.

I spent the morning in the engine bay. There was water in there from the rain over the last week or so which first had to be bailed out. I then started to take hydrometer readings of the batteries but was getting strange results. It is probably explained because these batteries are constantly discharging and so only have a full charge after the engine has been run. The rear deck area had been looking grubby for a while and so was scrubbed and cleaned and now looks much better.

After other pottering, we went for a short walk. Brenda had made a beef stew for dinner. The beef was browned on the hob and all the rest of the cooking was done on the stove. So the cooking was done almost for free and the boat smelt lovely.

Tomorrow we head for Braunston again. We seem to have spent a lot of time there recently.



Weather: dull but mild.

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