Downpours don't dampen our spirits as No Problem cruises

Little Thetford to Stretham, River Great Ouse, 3 miles 0 locks

WOW, the heavens sure have been opening today eh?...

I took Lucy and Meg out late morning thinking I had missed the heavy showers of earlier as it had brightened up, but no… and even sheltering under a tree didn’t save me from a drenching… Meg was clever she crawled under a hedge while Lucy and I sheltered under the tree!

The pram canopy built by Tim Salt of Staffordshire Canopies held the heavy downpours well as we cruised up the river.. we really are pleased that we have one,.. we are whimps you know.. well they are called wigwams for whimps.. but hey I don’t mind being called a whimp in these conditions!

We now have several ‘devices’ securing our diesel cap.. here is just one of them..

I got that wire made up on Saturday at the chandlers before leaving Ely.   They put the eyelets in the end.. Vic has drilled through the lip and all that is needed is a padlock.  They are very helpful people in that Chandlers, and one of the cheapest on the internet too.  I bought the wood stove from them while I was in Devises fitting out No Problem, they were the cheapest for the Morso Squirrel, and they had no problem sending it.

Anyway, hopefully this and our other devious devices will deter ‘walk by’ thieves from stealing our diesel again.. we think we know where the diesel was stolen.. just watch yourselves around Ashton Lock on the River Nene..

Going out for a meal tonight.. well it has been a trying time lately what with one thing and another.. you will need to read the last three weeks or so to see why.. The Lazy Otter has an excellent website where we can choose our meal before we even go!!..

Pity to see this moored here on the GOBA moorings,

I am sure it was moored just a few yards away off the moorings here when we visited a couple of years ago.. it needs to be pulled off and put back on the edge of the marina from where it came!

Right then, the sun is shining.. I think I will take the mutts out for a quickly before dinner.. hopefully keeping myself dry this time!!