Sorry for the lack of blog over the last two weeks – boy have
we been busy. Back to Essex to pick up
the truck so we had a vehicle with us whilst we were in the dry dock, then in
the dry dock for a week and back out onto the canal bank, and the return
journey to Essex to take the truck back.
When we left the dry dock on Saturday we had managed to jet
wash the boat – top to bottom – get four coats of blacking on the bottom, two
coats of paint on the roof, three coats of black gloss around the gunnels, a couple of
coats of cream and red on the back, some green and black on the back deck, red
and cream on the gas chamber cover and some more green and black on the front,
three coats of green on the hatch and two coats of green on the poles and
plank!!
Unfortunately we didn’t have time to do the red along the
top or wash, T-cut and polish the sides but we have done that over the last
couple of days, well almost - we still have to wash, T-cut and polish the other
side tomorrow.
How about the weather over the last two weeks? Tropical sunshine, 30 degrees in the shade
for three days and torrential rain for at least two!! It was so cold yesterday we lit the fire last
night and then today it has been sunny and warm again.
We spent Saturday and Sunday night on the bank of the
Erewash Canal and yesterday moved onto the Trent & Mersey – in the hope
that we could get a TV signal but we still can’t!
Steve did an oil change today and I did ironing and housework –
we then washed, T-cutted and polished one side.
All in all it’s been hard work but very satisfying. Of course we are now terrified of scratching
the paintwork again!
We are going to spend a couple of days chilling out here
then we will be heading off down the River Soar homeward bound for the winter.
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| Leaving Sawley Marina on Friday 9 Sept - all the hire boats ready to go out - there wasn't a single boat next to us when we arrived on Tuesday! |
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| Heading for Sawley Locks. |
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| Well enjoy every penny - you did earn it after all! |
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| Through the floodgates |
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| and left into the Erewash Canal - take note of the state of the roof! |
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| Into the dry dock at Mills Dockyard on Saturday - we didn't realise it was a double dry dock and that we would be sharing it with another boat before we got here - thankfully it all worked out ok! |
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| The water is draining out - look at those battle scars! |
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| In need of some TLC - oh and yes it is raining! |
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| saying hi to the new neighbours. |
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| hello Mr Robin! |
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| Steve was merrily jet washing the roof forgetting that the vents and hatch are not watertight - by the time I got him to stop we were already on flood alert! |
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| The mop up operation! |
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| Hope it stops raining - it doesn't matter whilst the jet washing is happening. |
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| Sunday morning - the sun shines down on the righteous! |
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| Definitely ready for a paint. |
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| Tatty bum! |
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| A couple of days later - a couple of coats on the bottom and the next bit primed ready for the gloss. |
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| 8.00am Saturday 17 September - Getting ready to float again - we've missed the rocking. |
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| Nice shinny new nose! |
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| Water's rising slowly. |
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| The red bits still waiting to be done - I went over the edges a bit with the roof! |
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| Look at that tidy backside! |
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| Kingfisher Boatyard - The June Rose was born here in June 2008. |
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| Monday 19 September - it has rained a lot today and it's cold and damp outside - but as warm as toast in here! |
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| Misty morning - look at that nice clean roof and red lines! |
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| The power station looks quite spectacular this morning! |
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| Painted and polished - look at that shine! |
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| Admiring our hard work! |
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| Steve's made a new friend - he stayed with us for a couple of hours! |
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| Enjoying a beer on the back deck watching the sun go down - how different to last night! |
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