Well, what a wet day
Wednesday was. It’s hard to recall many
days where it just hasn’t stopped at all.
According to my ‘walking’ app we only walked two miles during the day
but I don’t think Buddy minded as he was always keen to get back on the boat
each time we ventured out.
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Buddy wore his coat on the
walks we went on during the day as it was so wet
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During the day I spent some time putting
extra insulation round the cold water tank.
Steve had kindly given me some when we were at the family gathering at
the weekend. Putting on more insulation
should help reduce the risk of condensation forming at the front of the boat
and the subsequent damp areas in the wardrobes and under the bed. Reading various canal forums, condensation is
one of the top three practical topics discussed by the members.
Just like one day last
week, the rain stopped just at sundown.
The clouds rolled away and as the sun finally went down the stars came
out and by eight o’clock there was a frost.
The change in temperature caused mist start to rise in the field
opposite us. It was quite eerie watching
it roll across the field, hiding the horses, in the dying rays of the sunset.
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Unfortunately this picture
didn’t do the scene justice at all
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We are moored near the Crabmill
pub which is part of a Warwickshire group of pubs called ‘Lovely Pubs’. A bit of a crass name for a pub chain but the
venues seem to be OK. Another
one we liked is the Boot in Lapworth. They serve a good range of food and unlike most modern 'gastro' pubs cater for regular drinkers too.
We used to go out for a
drink most Wednesdays and called them our Cheeky Wednesdays. For some reason we have stopped doing it this
year and realised it was only our second Cheeky Wednesday of 2017. Maybe we got out of the habit as we avoided
pubs in January apart from right at the end when Mike and Lesley joined us for
the Hatton Flight.
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