Talking to GOBA on my favourite River Great Ouse

GOBA say sorry....

Mike Costello, the Vice Chairman of GOBA admits that the email sent to me by David Mercer was very much OTT and should not have been sent. He has apologised to me on behalf of GOBA. He said he was not aware that David Mercer had sent the email. David Mercer has personal reasons (I will respect his privicy here) and is under some stress at the moment which I have accepted. I am not expecting a personal apology from David.

It was interesting talking to Mike that the moorings that we were occupying are owned by the Environment Agency, but the bylaws state that the moorings are managed by the council, hence why no EA Officer came to enquire as to why we were moored there. However the Council were aware of our plight and allowed us to stay.

There were some who suggested that we should be towed to the Marina, some quarter mile downstream.. I strongly do not suggest anyone with a long narrowboat like No Problem should even attempt to be towed with no power into a marina tightly packed with plastic boats.. one slightest bit of wind could cause a ton of damage literally!!..

I do have an awful lot of emails of support which I have yet to reply to, bear with me I will answer them all, but once again I have to say on behalf of us both, thankyou so much for your wonderful support.. some of your humour has kept me smiling when I was feeling down.. it really is nice to be part of a fantastic community of boaters..

Well we are on the move again now.. The River Great Ouse and it's tributaries is a place I love and will come back to time and time again. I have been invited out to lunch on NB Moore2Life today, then I shall watch the F1.. then take Lucy and Meg for a wander.. then do a rough itinerary of the next couple of weeks.. then .... phew, then relax a bit and enjoy life!