Early start

The alarm went off at 4.30 this morning, and a few minutes later I wondered whether the boat next door could hear the water pump and (even louder) the shower pump.

By 5.15 I was in the car and heading for London.  Amazingly, it turned out that a colleague knows Tony and Julie from Muchgigglin, with whom we had such a good time sharing the locks on Friday.  He's even due to see them in London this week.

I got back to the marina at about 4.30 this afternoon, and put a coat of varnish on the cabin porthole liners.  Since I've been back, there's been a series of squally showers and it's turned really cold.