Wednesday 20th March 2019
We
have 11 or 12 days to kill before starting our run through Birmingham to
Stratford-on-Avon so decided to stay here after winding and paint the starboard
gunwhale.
We
have also decided to look into having the roof repainted as micro-blistering is
appearing, the non-slip paint attracts mould that we have found impossible to
remove and the roof is beginning to spoil the look of the boat. We therefore
cruised the two miles to Streethay Wharf. The boatyard there is a hive of industry
with a friendly lot of staff. They cannot fit us in
until September so we will use the opportunity for a holiday.
We
winded just after the wharf at the entrance to the new Kings Orchard marina and
returned to the mooring at Fradley village. Here we washed the hullside, touched
up the blackening and painted the gunwhale but ran out of masking tape 10 feet from
the end. What a difference this makes.
Weather:
a lovely, warm day.
Day Total: 0 locks; 4 miles; 0 Tunnels; 0 Swing Bridges; 0 Boat Lift;
engine running hours 4.0
(including running the engine for hot water etc)
Overall Total: 350 locks; 764½ miles; 32 tunnels; 9 Swing Bridges; 2
Boat Lifts; engine running hours 489.3
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