Into March, northwards up the Grand Union Canal

Today – Copper Mill Lock (84) to Cassio Lock (78), Grand Union Canal, 5 miles 6 locks
2nd March – Cowley Peachy to Copper Mill Lock (84), GU Canal, 6.5 miles, 6 locks
27th Feb to 1st March – Moored Cowley Peachy

A few days since I blogged… in fact we have passed from February into March, and the nights are definitely getting lighter.  No more the ‘end of the day’ at 5pm, now its out for a late walk with Lucy.

I caught nearly all of you again on March 1st.. Pinch Punch first of the month… I say nearly all of you.  I had an email from Pat Bycroft.. new boat due August ..  “Hi  Sue, pinch punch first of the month, nah nah no returns”  Ha, well hope you are standing by next month Pat!!

So what’s been happening?…. Well we have at last finished actually building the new galley and bathroom.  The galley cupboard doors needs another coat of varnish (my job), and the bathroom cupboard for the washing machine needs its magnetic catches put on (Vic’s job) and another varnish for that too.  And that is that for now, well almost… I have a couple of nice corner shelves for the galley and a couple of shelves for the bathroom… they need putting up at some time… sometime later!!

It has been hard to do all those alterations… lack of correct tools, lack of space, etc, but Vic and I managed to keep cool through a lot of frustration… just!   However, I am over the moon with the result.  Pics come later. 

On we go then making our way to Gayton Junction where we will peel off and climb to the River Nene on our way to Peterborough and the Middle Levels. 

Passed Harefield Marina yesterday and scanning it closely managed to spy Nuggler … Pat and Mike's NB…  only sorry not to see you both this time Pat and Mike, but hope our paths will cross some time in the future.  The coot chicks were not above Copper Mill Lock.  We had spied them on the way south when Wendie and the family came for an ‘up and back’ visit… Vic thinks the cold weather of late was perhaps just too much for them to survive. 

It has been cold though… bitterly.  After yesterday’s run, it took until 10pm for me to warm up.  Thank goodness Chas from Moore 2 Life fixed our broken eberspacher the other day.. we sure have need the rads as well as the solid fuel stove.  Thanks Chas  Last winter I think we only ran the eberspacher on one occasion, this week we have had it on every night!

Just a few bits about the last week tonight.. my internet connection was not great at Cowley Peachy, and when it is on the blink a bit, posting a blog is difficult for some reason, and very frustrating when I can’t get it to send!  Which reminds me, I did put a link on the main blog page (you can’t see the main page in a rss newsreader), about how I connect to the internet.  I have had a few emails asking how it is done.

Today I was wolf whistled at!…… corrrrrrr hunk of a builder it was too… made my day that did.  Pity it was too cold for him to be showing me his builders bum!