It seems to have been a long week so far but you can bet your bottom dollar the weekend will fly by.We have been treated to wall to wall sunshine all week here in sunny Sheffield, with reasonable daytime temperatures and slight overnight frosts.
The weekend is here and the forecast is for more cloud cover. So we wont be treated to winter sunshine but the frosts should be held at bay.
If all goes to plan, which, if we are honest is rarely the case, we intend an overnight stay at Torksey Lock. Not a huge distance from the marina but far enough to give the boat a good run and make sure she is in fine fettle. Last weekends run out was a refreshing change, but it will be nice to get in a fair few hours cruising, rather than an hour.
Hopefully our domestic water pump should arrive next week, so hopefully this will be our last weekend with no running water. It isnt as bad as it sounds as there are nice toilets and showers in the marina, but it will be novel to have running water again. Washing the pots and brushing teeth with bottled water is getting to be a chore now. But with an end to the situation in sight im sure we can manage one more weekend. The replacing of the water pump is also sparked new interest in fitting a replaceable water filter to filter the tank water and make it suitable for drinking. Save on the space and expense we inherited by using bottled water.
Oh the joys of boat ownership.....
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