Cleaning windows eh! A rare event ha, we didn't do the polishing brass stuff either, after seeing Irene, our neighbour on Berine at Bumble hole, when she fell in the canal several times doing her daily cleaning routine......I decided it wasn't worth it, and the rain would do the job for me most of the time. The black n white one was taken the first summer on Wildrose, you might be able to spot the plastic blow-up parrot on the back rail.....travelled with us for miles around the black country canal system ...... as did Ritzy seen here kipping in the back of Nellie the landrover on our way to Scotland for an epic camping trip when it rained for 4 weeks ! !
Me on the back deck was when the National Boat Fest came to Netherton.
The bridge is the Galton Bridge, Smethwick and me standing on the back deck was taken at Sneyd maintenace yard and water point....golly some of the Black Country routes were anything but picturesque, found a dead dog wrapped in a length of carpet that jammed the propellor once and it had to be freed......yuk........however if I can find the ones taken sailing through Birmingham I will put them on as it is quite delightful all the way from Gas Street out to Alvechurch way and shows the extremes of the scenery. Its funny on the way to Westbrom sailing next to the motorway and on the same level for a short while, watching the traffic whizzing past at our gentle 4 knotts max....We got stuck a couple of times, once under a bridge due to a supermarket trolly in the water at Ryders Green. Ritzy ran off and after a day of looking for her we sailed back to Netherton, a very sad journey as there was no sign of her.... However when we got back to Bumble Hole she was there already sitting at the moorings as if to say " where have you two been?" on looking at the maps it seemed an impossible feat for her to have found her way home, but there she was and I always will wonder how she did it, crossing the Birmingham Main line ???? if she went through the Netherton tunnel or over the top of the hill ??? .....
As you have guessed I have been doing other things and staying clean for a few days ha, need some welding done before any more can be done on getting the engine in...and a couple of components to get.......Deisel tanks have been found and should be ready to collect next week, a universal joint has been identified (connects the gearbox to the propshaft I believe an Aquadrive that is the best choice) so getting the measurements sorted for that has been more accurate than I am used to being ha ha. I have also started a scale drawing of the engine compartment just making sure that everything will fit !!!! and would you believe it, I have had to use some trigonometry.....well fancy that eh!
Ha, back later
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