Lottie D is a 57' cruiser stern narrow boat named after our daughter Charlotte. With us both finally retired it's time to record our life on the canal network.

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Monday, 27 March 2017

A very nice weekend

It was time to move on yesterday after the weekend trip to Warwick Castle so we made our way to Barbridge and tied up on the pub's 24hr moorings.
The pub was busy inside and out and there was a floating trader on hand too.
As we headed off we were discussing the jobs that need doing on the boat and I decided to take some before and after photos as an incentive to crack on. Thankfully, none of my "before" pics will be this bad!
We needed logs and kindling but were disappointed to find the marina facilities at Nantwich closed early on Sundays. As the weather warms up we only need a small fire on the go. However, it's handy to have some wood that you can split down to give the fire a quick boost. Just opening up the vents means you have to wait until the coal gets going. Luckily we found this lot so we filled our boots!
There was pretty constant boat traffic yesterday but none of it was bombing along so we were able to maintain our preferred snail's pace.
More of the same today please as we only intend to make the short hop to Calveley, which is roughly between Bunbury and Tarpoley. Might stay put for a while and get these jobs done!

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