For the first time today we actually came to a crossroads (or should it be crosscanals?) and we had to make a decision as to whether we should turn left or right. Obviously from the picture ,straight on was not an option!
Thank God for TomTom and we correctly turned left towards Rugby. Where would we be without today’s technology? Well you would be reading this rubbish on a postcard for a start.
Yesterday we were invaded by a Somalian pirate and a Space Traveller. We had no option but to pay the ransom demand and hand over the ship to the Dastardly Duo and their fiendish leader Toby the Terrible. They generously allowed us to stay on board but only on the condition we provide them with victuals and generally be at beck and call pandering to their every need. It was great!!
However with a bit of cunning and a bit of bribery we regained control and then after a full lifeboat drill a bit of further training in things nautical.....
.......they were soon pulling ropes and working locks. We were sorry to see them go L
Tomorrow Rugby and then into the Coventry Basin
They sure do resemble Toby the Terrible - especially Buzz Lightyear!
ReplyDeleteWhat a dilemma. Left or right? As you say, thank goodness for Tom Tom. It's not exactly easy to turn around a 60ft boat any old where. So ... correct decision made. Well done.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to be invaded by a Pirate and Buzz Lightyear. Shame you've only got a double! Still ... pulling all those ropes and doing lock gates, they might have eaten you out of house and boat. Not easy when you don't know when your next Waitrose will pop up!!
It's amazing that you are already close to Rugby. You must have been moving a fair pace and working hard.
Happy boating and keep smiling. :)
Lots of love,
A, C, C & J.
P.S. I am spending the day up and down the stretch from Pyrford to Papercourt tomorrow learning (again) how to handle the boat single-handed through locks. Under strict instruction of a qualified RYA instructor !! Hmm ... Climbing down the ladder with rope AND windlass and trying to keep control of the boat ... Aaaghhh!!
Ann xxx