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Canalling:
125 days afloat and 1500 miles. Went to London to see the Queen and got a bit wet: lots of people waved at us
on Fulbourne on the Thames in the Diamond Jubilee
Pageant. The formation-boating needed
practice (some
sunny, all
fun),
preparation,
pointing,
briefing,
mustering and some earlier
research. The return-to-base was
harder, though. Much entertaining bureaucracy for all that, and also to reach
Liverpool to share the docks with some compan(
bigger and)
Tall Ships.
Drought in the spring (fewer
Historic Boats) and
flood for the rest of the year brought their entertaining moments. Ending with investing some pennies in Copperkins'
repaint.
Elaine: Still busy as Tower Captain and Chairman of WestRiding IWA organising a boat gathering, looking-in at Skipton (etc). Managed two days more training - so not quite retired - and also talks on sewers to local groups. Which all left even less time for making things than when at work: still not got the spinning wheel out!. Highlights were steering Fulbourne below the Thames Barrier and then from West India dock to Brentford. No bus pass yet despite getting to 60. |
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