Retirement giving me memory issues call the home !

Yesterday I thought it was Sunday when it was Saturday, this morning when trying to think back to update this blog I lost another full day.... I think Rachel should be calling Matron to book that long stay in the care home !

So it was Friday we had a lovely cruise back from High Onn with a wind at High Onn wharf. Here's a concern based on the tw@t who's put a rope across the Tyrley winding hole - the High Onn winding hole as well as the Shebdon winding hole both have notices saying winding with the permission of the owners .... so if the two very nice and helpful owners ( especially with the tyres and sign at High Onn) decided to withdraw such privileges the winding on this bit of the Shroppie would be severely reduced. I still can't get my head around how such winding holes can be 'owned' not by C&RT...?

Now that's out of my mind Rachel captured some video of me on the boat which is unusual as its normally me doing the image captures. Nice to get one of the 'wind' .... we find 'pumping' the tiller effective, have you a view? I recall a conversation with Steve the marina manager at Great Haywood where we discussed if the pumping actually did anything more than just holding the tiller in one position ... he was sceptical of the pump ! 

Anyhow we winded and motored off back to Gnosall for a few boat and personal ( lunch) supplies.

Cowley cutting needs a trim... C&RT are doing great work at off side veg management atm... they have done a superb clearance on the Caldon in our  valley But seem to not want to cut back in the cuttings  - maybe is a bank stability issue or the need to a work boat and crew rather than just bank staff.... we had to bed into the offside to allow a day boat past  - thankfully the second day boat held for us the other side of the small tunnel and then set off at full bore to catch up I presume with his friends on the other day boat. 

We moored up and went for a small chippy lunch outside the navigation pub before going inside  for beer and a desert for Rachel. 

We then motored on to Norbury for cassette emptying before the last leg back to the mooring. 

The tree was gone in the winding hole at Grub street, it would have been nice for them to have given the rest of the area a clear out and trim.... but that's a boaters view point not a contractors 

Not sure I mentioned it but on the outward journey we did a pit stop into the mooring to try and move more of the silt out of the mooring so on our return on Friday we pretty much slid in = result. 

The Shebdon Heron was sadly eyeing up these 12 ducklings .... be interesting to see how many survive the pike, crows, Herons and rats. 

My boaty neighbour was setting up his telescope for some dark skies galaxy astrophotography.... cough cough a birthday present for Nev... Seestar S50 ?? 

Yesterday, the day I missed off my boating recollection was because we drove home dropped off some stuff swapped cars and had a lovely day at Matlock farm park with our family, very precious memories of a lovely and loving family. On the way back to the boat I stopped off and brought a new motorbike. ( ok second hand but looks new) and we finished the day very tired but back aboard.

My last but one bike ? 

Today, Sunday we were planning to clean and polish the boat but early rain has slowed that. After this update I am going to fill the water tank and wash and try and polish one side then we'll motor off to wind so we have the other side ready if we fancy the work or ready for another rime if not. It helps to bake alternative sides of the boat and we've moored facing to Goldstone for the last year, mainly due to not being able to get Percy into the mooring the other way but another motor out and back in the other way will help that.... hopefully !!