Back on board - hooray!

Nine week cruise - day 31 - Monday 1st August 2005

Bridgewater Marina to Plank Lane

John here again - hooray! Drove up on my own from Norwich to the marina, arriving at 1815. Paid for our four nights having successfully argued our stay down from the five nights shown on the bill (£18.00 and not £22.50). Then I summoned up sufficient cheek to ask if it would be all right (yes) to leave the car on their land for a couple of weeks!

Found that the gas and electrics had been switched off, so the (gas) fridge had defrosted. A peach thing had gone mouldy, the ice had returned to water, and it was all a bit smelly. Cleaned out and relit.

Anxious to get as much boating in as possible, I left the mooring at 1910 and headed towards Wigan as I'd missed this bit by being in France. No locks, no moveable bridges. Uneventful.

Moored as it was getting dark at 2125 at Plank Lane lift bridge.

No photos for a bit as David had the camera (well, it was his, after all).