The weekend sail south had taken us to Garstang, only just over an hours sail from the mooring and a handy place to moor in the town in order to enjoy the penultimate games of the Six Nations over a couple of pints. The weather has improved tremendously and with warm sunshine and clear skies there was no need to keep the fire in anymore. The boaters were also out in force with quite a few narrowboaters and cruisers passing by. Some of them being the usual suspects but also quite a few with names not seen before. The marinas are full of boats that don't seem to move much so these new names could be some of those as the Ribble link won't be open yet I don't suppose.
It has also been an opportunity to meet up with a fella and have the first of probably many conversations (16) about fitting the new inverter and linking this to a solar panel to enable the boat to harness some of the lovely sunshine in the coming months. With this 'green' system there should be enough energy to run the fridge and keep the battery banks topped up without having to run the engine. Early stages of negotiation but a real positive look to the future.
Finally, without the fire lit the mosaic fireplace got black grouted and is now finished- another triumph!
In the gloom of the foggy towpath last night you could just make out the faint glow of the solar lights on the stern, an eerie sight indeed and maybe the change in the weather indicates a return to the mooring, I think it's time to head back!
Previous blog post title inspired by...Neil Young & Crazyhorse - ’Powderfinger' :
EASY: 1 point
Inspiration for this choice came from not only the swans but also the purchase of a ticket to see and hear the great man play in the summer with the full band.....awesome!
It has also been an opportunity to meet up with a fella and have the first of probably many conversations (16) about fitting the new inverter and linking this to a solar panel to enable the boat to harness some of the lovely sunshine in the coming months. With this 'green' system there should be enough energy to run the fridge and keep the battery banks topped up without having to run the engine. Early stages of negotiation but a real positive look to the future.
Finally, without the fire lit the mosaic fireplace got black grouted and is now finished- another triumph!
In the gloom of the foggy towpath last night you could just make out the faint glow of the solar lights on the stern, an eerie sight indeed and maybe the change in the weather indicates a return to the mooring, I think it's time to head back!
Previous blog post title inspired by...Neil Young & Crazyhorse - ’Powderfinger' :
EASY: 1 point
Inspiration for this choice came from not only the swans but also the purchase of a ticket to see and hear the great man play in the summer with the full band.....awesome!
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