Watering up with a NEW Hoselock hose, that manages to keep Mick dry, we had a chat with a bloke on a boat with 3 Jack Russells and 6 Puppies, that he was hoping to flog for £250 each.  Bet the boat  ponged a bit or a lot.   Anyway I had a snuggle with a puppy, so sweet, but not my sort of dog.  Grandad Hurrey always favoured Jacks, and they all seemed to be called Rags. !

Did the Buckby lock with a hire boat. A really nice foursome.  The blokes were “ something” in the city. But with other boats going back to their hirebase on a Saturday morning, we were up them like a dose of salts. Great. Seriously. !

Now then, Airhead is still great, but I must remember to empty the pee-pot every 2 days, especially if we have had beer.  Emptied it the other morning after 3 days, and had wee wee all over my feet and splashed all around the sink.. I don’t want it to be a case of “splash it all over, ‘arry “.

Now in Braunston, and had to fork out for a new pump( a Gulper, seriously, that’s what they are called.) in the shower room.

The pump that came off was top of the range brass one, but sadly must be about 20 years old..   However, when Mick looked at it properly it is an impeller system, and although some teeth were missing and it was fouled up with hair, maybe it might just still work. ????

Picked up a Tillergraph in the chandlery, and saw that there was to be a big stoppage on the L and L canal.  Oh no, told everyone that we would not be getting up to the pennines this year. Anyway, talking to Jan about our misfortune, she enquired as to which Tillergraph and I looked at the date. Errr, Ehm Ehm,  its was November last year.   DOH ! 

So, Happy Days, we will still be Pennining, and still be going to Shabs Indian restaurant with Chris and Mike. !!!! Whey Hey. !

Sunny with a cold wind at Braunston

 thats us !

 give us a drink, come on

 Braunston

 Finlay loves to be free of the lead, !!