We were up bright and early this morning waiting for Cliff to come and fix the boat. We were on the last bit of electricity with the radio going on the blink and the ignition for the hotplates only just working.
Luckily Cliff arrived at 0930 and in no time the fuel pump was fitted and we were £344 poorer. We set off about 11am and our first stop was to fill up with diesel and water. We had been advised that as our batteries had got so low, they would need a long charge to make them efficient again. With this in mind, we decided to book into a marina for the night and hook up to electricity.
Our Old Mate at Earith
The first three marinas were full but finally Hartford Marina reserved us a space. We had one hiccup on the journey when one of the guillotine locks refused to open. We eventually had to get an EA man to sort it, and then we had an uneventful journey.
Once past St Ives we were on new territory. The scenery was really pretty and we will definitely spend longer on the homeward journey. We have decided to go straight to Bedford and then take our time coming back down
We will stop here and explore on the way back
Once settled in the marina, we both had a shower- not possible for the last 2 days!! and spent a quiet evening. It is a very spacious marina and has quite a few caravans on water with a mooring for their boat alongside. Some have a sun deck on the roof!! They cost £85,000 and £3,000 a year ground rent per annum.
Hartford Marina with floating caravans and houseboats
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment