Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Bobbing About

----- like a cork in the surf!    At least that’s what it’s been feeling like these last few days with the gales and winds.    We are all on our lonesome at Coole Pilate - there was one boat here when we arrived on Monday but they left a couple of hours later.    Only a couple of boats gone by and one of them was a hireboat from Overwater Marina which is only about half a mile away from where we are now.


Saw the New Year in watching firework display in Audlem which, for a little village, was quite spectacular.   Foxxie has never been fazed by fireworks and this was no exception - she sat with us watching them all.


We had visitors last Friday - Dai’s brother Glyn and Linda - so we spent a couple of hours in the Shroppie Fly sampling some very good real ale.


Spent a bit of time reflecting on 2011 - as you do - and share with you some of our thoughts:

  • Bottle cupboard still as full as when we set out one year and 278 days ago
  • Not killed each other yet
  • No illnesses or emergencies
  • Met some great people, some of whom have become firm friends
  • Sleeping more in tune with the seasons
  • Had a great “holiday” moored up in Long Eaton catching up with family and friends for just over 8 weeks
  • Dai still not grasped the concept of “hunter” although his “gathering” is quite good
  • No life-changing dramatic events like there was in 2010 ---- expect for Amy going to live and work in Thailand (and I miss her so much, thank god for Skype and Facebook Chat)



Since last blog we have done … 2 miles and  2 locks
Total since Setting Off ….. 1551 miles and  1236 locks  

2 comments:

  1. Hi

    Found your blog and been having a read, not all of it mind being there's one year and 278 days plus the run up to your D-Day. We're planning a similar lifestyle in the near future along with our two dogs and are getting a boat surveyed next week at Overwater Marina that's just round the bend from you, so who know's, our path's might cross at sometime.

    Can you give me an answer to a how long's a piece of string question, what would you stab at for a years running / living costs. Most of our calculations are guestimates and it would be good to have a real life indication.

    Not sure how you'd respond to this as I'm not a blogger, but maybe you'll be able to give a clue in your next blog.

    All being well we'll be on the water for a few weeks in February so I'll keep an eye on you're blog in case we're close.

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  2. hello anonymous
    perhaps you could give us your names and your email address?
    cheers, Janice

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