Hi everyone
In my last communique I said we would be back in Fettlers by the
Thursday But as with everything with boating we are very fluid and things
rarely go to plan and to that effect we are still here in Scarisbrick.
The weather is so nice, the mooring is good, and the fishing
excellent so why rush, my only problem is I am missing my shed I know its
pathetic but and man and his shed should never be parted for to long I have
even suggested to Noreen that we get a butty build a shed on it and tow it
along, Well it sounded like a plan to me?????? Noreen had different ideas and
having being married for 45 years I agreed?????
Whilst we have had plenty of visitors none more special than
todays I entertained Margaret and John two old school friends Margaret and I
could not decide if we were actually girl friend boy friend but as there was a
gang of about eight of us its hard to remember. However to chat over what were
very happy times, those halcyon days of the last year of school all your
dreams and expectation ahead of you Ohhh only if we knew then what we know now.
I often wonder if it would have stopped us doing anything or doing it in a
different way I tend to not. For It’s the mistakes we make that build us into
who we are today. It was of course great to catch up, swapping snippets on the
net is good but there is nothing like a good old face to face chat.
I have a little trouble with the central heating (not that I need
it but winter will be here soon, it’s a very simple problem the clock just will
not switch on, so having discussed the problem with the experts the census of opinion
was to buy a new clock timer , Now the one I have at the moment is a 8 day
clock quite a sophisticated one and so it should be at a cost of £180.00 I
decided on the cheaper version of £120 yesterday I was about to fit the new
clock however on removing the existing £180 one I noticed that amid the electronic
wizardry was guess what a bloody £2.50 battery so if anyone wants a clock timer
for a marine webesco central heating system I have a spare one.
On this Marina Irish Sea . I
have the bow of the boat headed into the breeze so we have a soft breeze
blowing the full length of the boat. There is still enough light in the sun to
reflect all the colours of the boats in the water its always a spectacular
sight the only other place I have noticed it was on Malta with those wonderfully
painted fishing boats. Whilst we were there I was talking to one of the
fishermen, when I told him I lived on a boat he insisted we took the “eye of
Orpheus “ which all their boats carry for luck, ours is still above the cratch
door. This evening the water is so calm I feel as if I am an intruder casting
my fishing line and making the most gentlest of splashes, Ducks mainly mallards
a few moorhens are nestling in the reed bed and bedding down for the night. Even
now in this dying light there is a buzzard soaring high probably looking for
that first rabbit of the evening to appear ( Hey we all have to live) Although
I may have just painted an idyllic picture I still remember the sun sets over
Openshaw you saw the odd one through the steel works fog and sometimes when
they opened the furnace at night and poured the molten steel into the ingots the
glow and the sparks were as good as any sunset beauty is all around us all we
have to do is look.
Here are a few pics taken tonight (I missed the sunset)
God Bless
Big Al
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