Hi Folks
Tuesday 15 May 2012
We left Ellsmere yesterday morning after filling with water we headed for The Lion Quays Its a very nice Hotel, Restaurant and fitness club with its own Mooring its all very nice and only 10 mins by car from Maryanne’s which makes it very convenient. The trip down here was not without incident ( I Hear you ask "is any")again we had a day of very high winds, keeping the boats on an even keel was to say the least hard work, both John and I agree that there are far more morons about this year then ever and they are not all hire boats; those you can excuse they do not know better and have little experience but some of these morons are seasoned boaters speed is the biggest culprit it bothers me why these people buy a boat and then rush everywhere to me that’s defeating the object. Yesterday as we rounded a bend three boats passed shouting that up ahead was a boat that was adrift in the middle of the canal as it came in view another boat was pushing it out of the way John and I decided to moor our boat and board the abandoned stranded vessel, get it into the side and moor it up (properly) So that was 4 boats had completely ignored its stranded state and just sailed by we couldn’t believe it and none of these boats were hire boats I was disgusted at the attitude of these boats. and no doubt it was the speed of some of the boats passing that had caused it to come adrift.
Arriving at the lion quays we found plenty of empty moorings as john hadn’t been before I thought I would show him around starting with the bar, they do sell some very nice beers. Maryanne came after work and we all went to her place for tea and spent a very nice evening, Noreen had a Bath, which she really enjoyed that the one thing that she really misses on the boat so when ever the opportunity arrives she jumps on it. the shower unit is great I love it its got a very powerful jet just how I like it bit Noreen says its OK but its not a bath ???? Gregg had a go and sorting my computer out and it would have worked if I had taken the right cables but we have a few weeks in the area yet so no rush. We then brought our car back here to the Lion Quays Maryanne will collect it tomorrow night and keep it at her place ( my logistical plan is working)
Tues dawned very windy and very wet as the car was here we decided to visit Dad today
Dropping Kath and John off in Oswestery to do some shopping and sight seeing, we shot off to visit Dad, He was fine he has had his pin removed from his knee and now is off traction. I cut his toe nails as they were very bad and catching on everything (apparently cutting toe nails is now not a nurses job ) soon we will be doing self service ops. Anyway we left him in fine spirit as he has been told he has one more week in bed and then they are going to start getting him mobile.
Tomorrow we are off to Trevor I am not sure if I shall take the boat all the way to Llangollen as the last few miles are very shallow I do not want to damage my prop to see something I have already seen and we can always go up the last few miles on the bus ??
All the boaters we meet have only one topic of conversation and that is this awful weather I just want it to make its mind up the wind is the worst it makes everything hard work and you know how allergic I am to that.
Speak soon
Big Al
Tuesday 15 May 2012
We left Ellsmere yesterday morning after filling with water we headed for The Lion Quays Its a very nice Hotel, Restaurant and fitness club with its own Mooring its all very nice and only 10 mins by car from Maryanne’s which makes it very convenient. The trip down here was not without incident ( I Hear you ask "is any")again we had a day of very high winds, keeping the boats on an even keel was to say the least hard work, both John and I agree that there are far more morons about this year then ever and they are not all hire boats; those you can excuse they do not know better and have little experience but some of these morons are seasoned boaters speed is the biggest culprit it bothers me why these people buy a boat and then rush everywhere to me that’s defeating the object. Yesterday as we rounded a bend three boats passed shouting that up ahead was a boat that was adrift in the middle of the canal as it came in view another boat was pushing it out of the way John and I decided to moor our boat and board the abandoned stranded vessel, get it into the side and moor it up (properly) So that was 4 boats had completely ignored its stranded state and just sailed by we couldn’t believe it and none of these boats were hire boats I was disgusted at the attitude of these boats. and no doubt it was the speed of some of the boats passing that had caused it to come adrift.
Arriving at the lion quays we found plenty of empty moorings as john hadn’t been before I thought I would show him around starting with the bar, they do sell some very nice beers. Maryanne came after work and we all went to her place for tea and spent a very nice evening, Noreen had a Bath, which she really enjoyed that the one thing that she really misses on the boat so when ever the opportunity arrives she jumps on it. the shower unit is great I love it its got a very powerful jet just how I like it bit Noreen says its OK but its not a bath ???? Gregg had a go and sorting my computer out and it would have worked if I had taken the right cables but we have a few weeks in the area yet so no rush. We then brought our car back here to the Lion Quays Maryanne will collect it tomorrow night and keep it at her place ( my logistical plan is working)
Tues dawned very windy and very wet as the car was here we decided to visit Dad today
Dropping Kath and John off in Oswestery to do some shopping and sight seeing, we shot off to visit Dad, He was fine he has had his pin removed from his knee and now is off traction. I cut his toe nails as they were very bad and catching on everything (apparently cutting toe nails is now not a nurses job ) soon we will be doing self service ops. Anyway we left him in fine spirit as he has been told he has one more week in bed and then they are going to start getting him mobile.
Tomorrow we are off to Trevor I am not sure if I shall take the boat all the way to Llangollen as the last few miles are very shallow I do not want to damage my prop to see something I have already seen and we can always go up the last few miles on the bus ??
All the boaters we meet have only one topic of conversation and that is this awful weather I just want it to make its mind up the wind is the worst it makes everything hard work and you know how allergic I am to that.
Speak soon
Big Al
It is a very BeautifulCanal
and full of interesting people
Noreen and Kath assisting at a lock
Buggerlugs and Orion moored at the Lion Quays
1 comment:
We have done the bit to Llangollen a couple of times with no problem and we are 2' 4" at the back end standing still. Good to see you are out boating again.
Brian
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