Richard
was a happy bunny this morning as when we went to bed last night the voltage
was 12.5 and this morning at 7.45am it was 13!
We have to leave our inverter on all night as I have sleep apnoea and use a sleep machine so this is a very unusual but it was a bright sunny
morning so the solar panels were doing their work :-)
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| A cold wet Muffin after his bath |
I
went out bright and early to do a bit of shopping while Richard took Muffin for
a walk round the Severn Ham which is about 2¼ miles. Muffin came back soaking wet – not from
falling in the water but from the long grass as it rained during the
night. He also rolled in something
unmentionable and had to have a shower when he got back. I met Richard as they crossed the footbridge
over the Avon and we walked back together.
As I went down into the boat I slipped on one of the steps and went
crashing down into the boat. My left
foot went down and my right knee got bent under me. It was very painful :-(
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| Our mooring in Tewkesbury |
The
Tewkesbury Lock Keeper had told us that the best time to go was 12.30 so we
locked out and headed off to Lode Lock where we met up with Morialta II. After leaving the lock the heavens opened so
Muffin and I shut ourselves down below.
What is it with rivers and rain – it always seems to be the same! I had Navvygator on and we were averaging
over 7.5mph. By the time we arrived at
Gloucester the sun was shining. One good
thing has come out of the rain though,
Richard was very jealous of Marialta’s pram cover so guess what – we are going
to get one now :-)
Richard
took Muffin for another long walk while I sat with my foot up – it is very
painful and I’m just so glad that we are lock-free for quite a while.
Muffin
was absolutely shattered this evening.
He couldn’t even get up for his dinner and slept soundly all
evening. When we got up to go to bed at
10pm he got up, ate his dinner and then flopped back down on his bed.
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| Fosters at night |
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| .... and in the morning |
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| Lock Warehouse at night |
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| ..... and again in the morning |
It
was lovely in the dock at night with all the old warehouses lit up. Things have changed so much in there since I
first came in 2007.
Avon
Lock to Gloucester Docks
13.32
Miles
3 Locks
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