Woke early, 05.30 but bleary-eyed thought it was 06.30 so got up. Enough volts in the battery to run the radiio so heard the 5.30 timecheck but too late to go back to bed. Pumped enough water for washing, teeth cleaning and tea. And for washing up after breakfast, all quite civilised. Forgot to mention … Read more »
Tag: New Bedford
Day 51 – Teaching Ducks to Fly
I walked to the petrol station in Outwell shortly after 7.00 and it was already getting hot. Walking back carrying 10l of diesel in a steel can was getting hard when a car stopped and gave me a lift. So plenty of fuel to complete the trip. The run from Outwell to Salter’s Lode was … Read more »
Day 2. Hardly boring at all.
Last year we brought Seren up the New Bedford river partly to save time, we’d had enough by then, partly because I’d missed it 30 years previous due to tides and a lock keeper who didn’t think we’d want to go that way. It rained the whole way and yes the NB is boring, especially … Read more »