Wednesday 6th May 2020



Another Groundhog Day. 45th of the lock-down.

Boats passing by have been few and far between, but this morning we had three pass in a few minutes, two passing each other while passing us. No other traffic for the rest of the day though.

However, by the late afternoon we did ask ourselves if lock-down had been lifted and we hadn’t heard. Over the day there must have been well in excess of 50 people pass by. Normally there would be no more than a dozen per day, mostly locals walking their normal route.

The mushroom vents were given a few more coats of primer undercoat and one painted black as a trial. Brenda continued with the seat covers and the port side bow fenders were renewed with a new one made to sit above the gunwhale.

Brenda walked to the chandlery for some shopping and to pick up our mail which Susan had kindly agreed to hold for us.

Other than that, we sat on the benches and read before coming onto the boat. We had lit a fire this evening as the boat is cold in the mornings with clear skies at night.

We saw the big carp swim past the boat again. There is a wealth of wild life here. A Chiffchaff serenades us throughout the day and there is a multitude of other small birds. We hear an owl now in the daytime, obviously with young to feed. A Buzzard passes low overhead and there is some kind of squawking coming from within the tress, a young bird no doubt calling for its parents.


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