We arrived back from a weeks work in the East of the UK to a very cold boat. It was relatively warm over on the east side of the country, but we had to drive through snow and blizzards over the Pennines on our way home. At least it wasn't snowing on the Marina this time.
We threw all we had at it when we opened up the boat, as it was very cold and damp. We lit the wood burner, put the central heating on, switched on the small panel heater and had the humidifier blasting for about an hour. It didn't take long to get warm and cosy again. We enjoy going away, but are always happy to come back to our lovely home on the boat.
I took the card out of our wildlife camera in the hope of seeing something, but all it had captured was a blackbird and some ducks. A fellow boater said that he had seen the kingfisher a few days ago, sitting on the chair above where the camera is positioned, which is typical! We seem doomed to never get pictures of the Otter or kingfisher, but I will keep trying.
There are signs of Spring on the way with the song Thrush becoming more persistent and frequent in his singing, in his efforts to attract a mate. The Mallards are starting to smarten their plumage up and our resident swan has found herself a mate. I'm hoping to enjoy some Spring walks when this latest work stint is over. I have April free before I go overseas again in May and it would be lovely if the Bluebells are out by then.
Whenever we go away in the UK, I seek out the local canal, as you are never far from an inland waterway. Last week I had a walk along the Grantham canal, which is sadly only partially navigable. Next week I am in South Wales again, so hope to discover more of the Neath canal. Here are some pictures of the Grantham canal:
April sees further developments on our residential status, with hopefully the issue of council tax finally being resolved. We have been offered some incentives in our new contract too, such as one free laundry token per week and it all helps, so if we can resolve the council tax, I will start to feel a lot happier about staying put..... watch this space.
Al
We threw all we had at it when we opened up the boat, as it was very cold and damp. We lit the wood burner, put the central heating on, switched on the small panel heater and had the humidifier blasting for about an hour. It didn't take long to get warm and cosy again. We enjoy going away, but are always happy to come back to our lovely home on the boat.
I took the card out of our wildlife camera in the hope of seeing something, but all it had captured was a blackbird and some ducks. A fellow boater said that he had seen the kingfisher a few days ago, sitting on the chair above where the camera is positioned, which is typical! We seem doomed to never get pictures of the Otter or kingfisher, but I will keep trying.
There are signs of Spring on the way with the song Thrush becoming more persistent and frequent in his singing, in his efforts to attract a mate. The Mallards are starting to smarten their plumage up and our resident swan has found herself a mate. I'm hoping to enjoy some Spring walks when this latest work stint is over. I have April free before I go overseas again in May and it would be lovely if the Bluebells are out by then.
Whenever we go away in the UK, I seek out the local canal, as you are never far from an inland waterway. Last week I had a walk along the Grantham canal, which is sadly only partially navigable. Next week I am in South Wales again, so hope to discover more of the Neath canal. Here are some pictures of the Grantham canal:
April sees further developments on our residential status, with hopefully the issue of council tax finally being resolved. We have been offered some incentives in our new contract too, such as one free laundry token per week and it all helps, so if we can resolve the council tax, I will start to feel a lot happier about staying put..... watch this space.
Al
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