We had been moored on the Lapworth
link for two weeks by the time we went on holiday so we had to move the boat before
we left. We were arriving back home in
the early hours of Tuesday morning and Karen would need hot water for a shower before
going off to work. This meant we would
have to run the engine out of hours to heat the water up; our licence
conditions restrict engine running when stationary to between 08.00 and
20.00. So we had to find somewhere quiet
and safe with no boats or houses around. We knew just the spot on the south Stratford
canal so went for a walk to check it out on the Saturday morning –
unfortunately a boat was already moored there but there was another good spot
available through the next lock.
I remember it being nice
and mild on that Saturday morning when we had our mini-cruise and both felt
really happy to get back on the Stratford canal with its narrow locks and
quaint bridges.
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Our mooring between two
locks whilst we were away on holiday
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Whilst we were away we
heard about storm Doris and how it was centred on the Midlands. I received a lot of email alerts from CRT
about trees blown down across the navigations but knew we would be OK as there
we always try and moor away from large trees when leaving the boat for a few
days or so.
It was quite a shock to
the system when we got back home as it was frosty and we had been used to night
time temperatures in the 20s. Steel boats go cold very quickly without a fire
and conversely take a long time to heat through. We always reckon it takes a good 12 hours to
get a boat back up to temperature when it’s been left for a few days in the
winter.
Tuesday saw Karen back to
work and I went to pick Buddy up from the kennels. He always seems happy at the kennels but
probably doesn’t sleep very well as he crashes out on the boat for the first 24
hours after getting back. Tuesday was no
exception and I must admit I was happy that he didn’t want a long walk as it
poured with rain all afternoon.
As soon as I got him back
to the canal from the kennels he went straight for a drink of water as if he
hadn’t had any for a week.
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Buddy back at his watering
hole
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Even though we had heard
about storm Doris there must have been some good days when we were away as many
of our spring bulbs had started coming out.
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Crocuses emerging
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Some daffs budding
too
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