There was a sharp frost overnight and the grass was white, but the sun was shinning first thing as we left our moorings at Alrewas. The first lock was not far and we were soon through and making our way to Fradley Junction. We made good progress through the first three locks but joined a […]
What a difference a day makes. We rose this morning to a bright but cold morning with light winds and no rain or snow. After getting everything sorted we at last backed off the marina pontoon mooring around 10:00. It was good to be on the move again. It was steady progress over the familiar […]
We set off from Suffolk around 10am and made good time. The roads were quiet and the rain held off. We arrived at the Marina around 13:15. It was a busy afternoon unpacking and getting the boat ready for our departure tomorrow. Norwyn went to the shop and bought a bag of coal and a […]
I drove up from Suffolk yesterday, leaving early around 06:15 i arrived at the marina around 09:30,it was a good drive up apart from some quite foggy sections. After sorting out the boat (gas \ water) i set about painting the gunwales on Shell Bell. Our next door neighbours on the Marina are Ian and […]
A nice frosty morning greeted us this morning,but it wasn’t long before the sun was warming up the temperature. We started sanding down the port gunnel this morning and managed to get it done and primed, and the first undercoat was finished around 5pm. We are hoping that the weather is kind again tomorrow but […]
Today we travelled north to go back on board Shell Bell for a few days. It was a good journey but the weather when we left East Anglia was awful, very heavy rain, but by the time we reached Kettering the skies were clear and it was quite bright. The plan is to start […]
Leaving Beccles around 08:30 i set off for Willington a journey that normally takes just over three hours. Today was to be no different it was a good trip up to Derbyshire with lovely weather not warm but bright and dry. On arrival at Mercia Marina it was a bit overcast but still not cold. […]
It is a week since I last blogged but it has been busy. We went back to Mercia Marina last Wednesday and had a couple of days onboard Shell Bell. During our stay we went into Bakewell and had a very enjoyable day. During our time in Mercia Norwyn bumped into Bruce and Sheila Napier (Sanity […]
The planned weekend on board for Norwyn and Scott to do some odd jobs went well. Leaving Bungay around 07:30 on Saturday they had a good trip and were onboard Shell Bell around 10:45. With plenty of odd jobs to do they got stuck in and by 18:00 they had completed a pretty extensive list 1) dripping shower […]
Ben got up early today to do a spot of fishing in the marina,the rest of us arose about an hour and a half later. Ben had some success, catching a few small roach. It was then time to pack Ben and Claire’s gear in the car ready for there departure. Before they left we all went […]