Took all my clothes down to Weyward Lady today. Great, I managed to get everything into the few wardrobes we have remaining that aren't already filled with all that is necessary to keep a one year old Westie happy.
My cunning plan was foiled when Pretty Officer Sue informed me she needed clothes as well! Well you could have knocked me down with a feather! How selfish! So I returned home with three of my second favourite pair of chinos and a few other things that maybe I can survive without, such as my dress shirt, bow-tie not to mention the Tux, in order to create that extra required space aboard.
Historically, albeit not deliberately, POS has always maintained a fairly tight monetary rein in clothes-buying, and that, combined with her somewhat conservative requirements for retail therapy, she has now decided to travel light. I think she thinks that most of her stuff would be better if it were replaced with 'new' en route. ( I see a day trip to Bicester looming on the horizon).
Hopefully by the time the penny drops and she realises what a great opportunity to re-wardrobe this trip is, I (or Tilly) will have filled the rest of the wardrobes and there will be no room on board to house further purchases. That way I can continue to keep the clothes purse locked up!
Dear Reader, why do I feel that I have more chance in passing a camel through the eye of a needle than my cunning plan working even remotely to my advantage
Monday, 29 March 2010
Sunday, 28 March 2010
The Itinerary with no beer no shopping and no fun! I think we may have to allow extra time!!
Our planned journey will take us up the Thames to Oxford then canals to Rugby, Coventry, The Potteries, to Macclesfield including the Peak Canal finishing our outward journey South of Manchester. We return through Shropshire. If enough time we will do a little sortie into Wales (Llangollen) before on to Worcester, Stratford upon Avon, back on to the Oxford Canal and home
Total distance is 635 miles and 436 locks. There are at least 79 moveable bridges of which 42 are usually left open; 48 small aqueducts or underbridges; 11 tunnels and 5 major aqueducts.
This is made up of 398 miles of narrow canals; 29 miles of broad canals; 48 miles of small rivers; 159 mile of large rivers; 319 narrow locks; 67 broad locks; 50 large locks.
This will take 323 hours, 31 minutes which is 46 days, 1 hour and 31 minutes at 7 hours per day. For calculation purposes this is taken as 46 days. This means 1 hour for lunch and no beer and no shopping. I think not! It's a good job we've allowed for almost twice the amount of time. That's a lot of beer and a lot of shopping. And a hopefully lot of fun
Total distance is 635 miles and 436 locks. There are at least 79 moveable bridges of which 42 are usually left open; 48 small aqueducts or underbridges; 11 tunnels and 5 major aqueducts.
This is made up of 398 miles of narrow canals; 29 miles of broad canals; 48 miles of small rivers; 159 mile of large rivers; 319 narrow locks; 67 broad locks; 50 large locks.
This will take 323 hours, 31 minutes which is 46 days, 1 hour and 31 minutes at 7 hours per day. For calculation purposes this is taken as 46 days. This means 1 hour for lunch and no beer and no shopping. I think not! It's a good job we've allowed for almost twice the amount of time. That's a lot of beer and a lot of shopping. And a hopefully lot of fun
Saturday, 27 March 2010
One week to go
One week to go and not panicking ...yet! Boats waxed and weady and waring to go. I wish I could say the same
Saturday, 20 March 2010
Two weeks to go
They say time spent in preparation is time seldom wasted. We are certainly not wasting time! Every moment seems to be taken up planning what we/I need. I can't even begin to tell you how many wires are required just to keep everything charged. Why they can't be all the same I will never understand.
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