There were other bits and pieces that they did as well and apparently the unsightly stain in the bathroom is NOT a leak on the soil pipe (thankfully) but has been the slow absorbtion of the water that leaked from the kitchen sink back while we were at Huntingdon. It still looks horrible but I don't feel as bad about it now - they are going to overlay the panel when we are nearer Manchester in a few weeks time.
Everyone is very friendly in the marina and it feels like home - although we are busy planning our trip to Llangoglen and hope to set off at the end of next week. We need to buy the relevant map but ours takes us to the relevant junction and it is 75 miles with 71 locks! Luckily lots of the locks are in staircases so it just means you go from one to the next. Much easier than one and then a mile or so and then another. Well it's easier for me because I'm on the boat - not sure John thinks it's easier!
We went to get registered with a doctor yesterday. We needed (yet again) to show proof of identity and then were nearly refused because they showed us as living at Shaftesbury.
Us "But we have only just moved here so haven't any proof"
Receptionist "We can't register you without proof that you live here"
Us "Can't you put that address and then we can change it at a later date?"
Receptionist "No because that's out of our area, we need offical proof that you live in this area"
Us "But we only have a c/o address here as we can't use the marina, and no-one official will accept a c/o address, so we never will have proof"
Receptionist "I'll have to go and speak to someone"
Anyway we got registered and John got to see the doctor to get his medication that he had been without for 3 days so all was well - on the way out the receptionist says "We will need to see some official proof of address next time you come" We smiled and left! Being of no fixed abode is not always easy!!!!
We are also not able to vote in the referendum tomorrow which annoys me - we are sure there is a proceedure but because we have been away we haven't been able to sort out what it is! Shame as we have both just made up our minds what we would vote if we could!
I have now worked enough on the crochet blanket so that it just covers the top of the bed but I want it to go down the sides. I worked out that I have made 265 squares so far and each one takes me about 20 - 30 minutes! to do 5 more rounds I will need to make a further 280 squares...... I'm going to take it up to the laundry and see if a good iron will stretch it a bit!!!!!! I spend nearly all my time when we are cruising working on it and want to get on with some other projects!!!
We are having real, proper visitors next week, Sue, Terry, Mo and John are coming for the day and we are going out for a cruise and having lunch! I'm very excited to be doing something social! John and I get on really well and enjoy each others company but it will be nice to speak to someone else for a change! I also love showing off the boat - stains and all - so roll on Monday! At this point can I order a nice day with sun and very little wind please? Getting in and out of the mooring and the marina are a bit of a bugger in the wind!
This is the Dragon (formerly the Green Dragon) at Willington - over the bank holiday it was absolutely heaving - good pub - nice beer but you get better value for money at the Green Man just around the corner! the marina is the other side of the canal and about a mile down the road.
Here we are in the marina - we are pleased with the position we have - not too close to the A50 that runs to the north or the A38 that runs to the west or the railway that does the other two directions! We are close to the visitors car-park and all the offices etc so all in all a good mooring!
The blanket - making progress but the next circle needs 48 squares and the following 52 squares and so on!!!
For those that like some geographical information - we are currently between Burton on Trent and Derby and are going to be travelling past Burton on Trent, through Rugeley, Stoke on Trent, up and around three sides of Crewe (this should take a couple of weeks or so) to Hurleston Junction then we will be going towards the Welsh bit through Ellesmere, Chirk and up to Llangollen (that is the correct spelling! ignore previous ones), not sure of the timing of this as we haven't got the map yet but probably a week or so and then the return journey we will go back up to Hurleston and then take the southerly route down through Market Drayton to Wolverhampton, back up towards Stafford then back on the Trent and Mersey at Haywood to return back through Burton to Willington, another couple of weeks! It's probably a 4 - 5 hour car journey!
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