Corr What a Scorcher!

Fri, Sat and Today – Moored Wicken Lode, River Cam

‘Ot innit!?

Not complaining of course.. just what is needed after the winter, ‘tis the longest day today and the hottest day of the year.. all downhill now heading back to winter daylight hours!

Vic did a good check of the engine yesterday only to find one of the alternators was ‘hanging’ off!  We have two alternators, one large one for the domestic electrics and one small one for the starter battery.  The smaller one has been giving us grief since the new engine was fitted last November, it seems to be just out of line, and no matter how Vic adjusts, it just won’t behave.

We called in to Bridge Boats in Ely to have them take a look at the problem, and the guy fitted a spacer thing… The engine isn’t my department, so my terminology leaves a lot to be desired.. Anyway, whether he left a bolt underneath undone or whatever, but one of the bolts on the top had actually sheered right through!

It seems OK now, Vic put a new bolt in and tightened the loose ones on the bottom.. but we will call in somewhere shortly to let them take a good look at it, and on our return to the Grand Union, will take a run down to Calcutt for them to double check it.

Well as for the last few days for me, I have been doing absolutely nothing, apart from my usual walking as much as I can during the cooler evening hours…

This from one of the high hides overlooking Mere Lake, in the foreground is Wicken Lode… and this of the konig wild ponies that roam the fen…

These ponies are have been brought in from areas in the Broads, and are used for keeping the scrub down.. although they are starting a breeding program at Wicken Fen.

Not all walking though, been relaxing in the shade under the handy tree right by NP having a bit of a go at my cross stitch pic of L.S.Lowry’s The Docks.. ha the finished size is only 4”x4”.  I started this back last year I think! … I’ll do a bit more today when he sun has gone behind the tree in an hour or so… For now it is too hot to go out there!

The flowers have at last picked themselves up a bit… although ‘Something’ has eaten one of the strawberries just as it was ripening! .. How dare it!! .. they all caught the frost you see, and I thought I was going to lose the lot… but I have been giving them a lot of TLC, looks like they will be OK now.

Andrew Denny is very brave… he blogged that Caen Hill Locks, all 26 of them was on his agenda for yesterday afternoon.. he wanted to do the lot on his own.. maybe to prove his fitness after his minor heart op lately.. or maybe he just wanted to do them at his own speed, instead of having to rush about upsides a hireboat.. Also on that particular blog, some interesting information about WiFi spots, I really must try to get my head round that, I expect I could learn how to find them…

But for now, the shade is spread beneath the tree, so that’s me for today.. Lucy will get her walk this evening when we will be in search of the gorgeous Barn Owl, I know where it frequents now