As I was ahead of schedule I had a pretty relaxed start to the day. I walked up to the village as I’d arranged to meet Kathryn for a cup of tea in the cafe when they opened at 10am. It’s good value in there, with a pot of tea only being £2. It was another misty day, with not a breath of wind, but felt colder than yesterday. Back at the boat I did a few jobs, then had lunch, and set off at about 12.45, just after another boat had arrived down the locks and moored in front. I assured them I was leaving anyway, it wasn’t because of them! Despite the murk, there were still some nice autumn colours.
It took the usual hour and a half to get back to the marina. I could have done with a bit of a breeze down the pontoon to help me line up to reverse in, but I did it ok. The ducks which take a liking to our jetty when we’re away were most indignant that we were back.
Once the boat was secure I washed the other half of the roof and did the windows. By then the engine had cooled down enough so I could do an oil change; I wanted to get it done so there was new oil in for the winter. I also checked the oil im the gear box and that still looks clean so I didn’t change it — which was a relief because draining out the old oil is a bit of a performance.
I’m staying tonight as I have a boat test to do tomorrow.
5 miles, 0 locks. (17 miles, 7 locks)
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