And it ended thus!!!!

As previously posted in an earlier episode, we camped on the river pontoon for friday night,as we’d planned a day out in Maldon on Saturday. Shelagh needed to visit a…

Easter Break

Shelagh & I decamped from home on the Thursday before Easter and headed down to the boat, a longish couple of hours on the road arriving mid afternoon to find…

2017 So Far

Its been quite a while since I posted on here so here’s a little update of what’s been happening since 2015. Since the last posting things have progressed a little…

August 28th passage plan.

August 28th passage plan. Depart Fambridge 11:00 Destination Bradwell marina. Eta 18:15 Panic after 2100. Alternatives burnham, or anchorage in branksfleet. Or Tollesbury marina. Weather forecast. Gibraltar Point to North…

A lazy weekend.

After three weeks away from the boat we took advantage of a free weekend. During Friday i loaded the car with bits and pieces required for a couple of jobs…

Pleinair refloated

It was suggested by Shelagh that I might like to spend the week sorting Pleinair and getting her back in the water so we could start to enjoy a little…

Scraping and brushing

  We decided to shoot down to Pleinair and have a pottering day, even tho we knew we needed to be home tonight. So, a steady drive of 2.5 hrs…