Here is a brief update before I disappear overseas again.
It was wonderful to get back after weeks away and see the English countryside again and all the blossom on the trees. Much as I love visiting new countries, I do miss the scenery around where we live. One of the first things we did, once I had got over the jet lag was to have a walk in one of our favourite spots in the Trough of Bowland:
The Bluebells were still out. I was afraid that I had missed them:
There are a number of ducklings on the canal and our local pair of swans have had cygnets:
When I get back from my next work stint, we are sailing the boat up to the sea basin to have her lifted out of the water for essential maintenance work. We have been given a quote for the work, which is somewhat high, so we are now considering doing it ourselves, although we will still have to pay for the crane to lift her out onto dry land.
We are negotiating a price at the moment, but watch this space in July when work commences to black the bottom and touch up the paintwork and the sign writing. We also have some decisions to make about our water tank. We wish we had had a stainless steel tank fitted as part of the original spec. but they are expensive, so we are now considering putting a lining in. This would save us from having to climb in, treat the surface and repaint the inside, which is a horrible job.
Next post will be mid July ......
Al :)
