Stuck fast ....

We have been pending departure from Shebdon for a couple of days. Mainly to do with getting the boat sorted as well as allowing Rachel to get her second injection and make sure she does not have a reaction as we both did on our first jabs.

So today after waiting out a good 36 hours ( which saw me finally get my Shroppie wheels properly made up, pumped up and two splices put in to hang them as required from the fender holders and critically for my metal health the fore cabin sorted and debunked) we untied the ropes and went nowhere .....

I think it was Late September when Percy last moved from his/her moorings and we were properly silted in. Lots of slow Erving and pushing eventually got Percy’s stern out allowing a slow reverse before literally plowing through the silt to get into the main channel and southwards towards Grub Street. 

For the record 12pm 19th April ..... a long long time between cruises

A beautiful warm few hour’s cruising saw us empty our cassettes and dump our rubbish at Norbury then on to a favourite mooring between Crowley tunnel and High Onn wharf. I was expecting it to be occupied but we had it all to ourselves. In fact that was a noticeable aspect of today’s cruise so few boats moving or indeed out mooring. Surprising based on the weather and the other restrictions but I’ll take it.

One thing we are going differently this cruise is spending time exploring where we moor. So we set to for a walk across fields to Church Stretton. A lovely walk it was to. 

The only sadness is poor Leia, she is old now and it shows. She can’t get on and off the boat as she used to or indeed walk at the pace of the boat. So we have taken the decision to keep her on the boat as we travel and walk her at the beginning and end of the cruising day. She just likes to sniff and potter  along... not conducive to steady three mph cruising. It comes to us all. The following pictures are not in the right order  as IPad blogging is not ideal. 

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