Day Twelve – Holme Lock – Sunday 30th July

((Here we go… another boring blog from Peachy. Wait for it…))
We enjoy a pile of scrambled egg made in the frying pan as the microwave drains too much power and a few slices of homemade toast before watching more bike racing and then I decide, because I’m an adult, and no-one can tell me what to do, to go back to bed and finish reading fellow Saga Fiction Author Neerja Pawar’s romance novel – loved it. I put a link in an earlier blog if you want to read it. ((Told you! That’s a few seconds of your life you won’t get back!)) After that it’s a bit of social media to catch up on. I’ve made the new vlog live on YouTube and since it’s Sunday I will have hopefully added another one. ((Actually Peachy ended up putting the vlog on yesterday because it was raining and she thought she might have more victims sitting at home and hoped that would be sooooooooooooooooooo bored they would watch her vlog! But as i’ve said before if you fancy a good sleeping aid then go ahead and watch them.))

A bit later… we make a little pack up and have a wander around the Holme Pierrepont area and sit watching other people exercising whilst we munch on sandwiches and crisps before heading back to the boat to collect our 2 large water containers. As we did our clothes washing yesterday, we aren’t sure how much water we had left in the tank so it’s handy having the containers to use for drinking water ahead of hopefully filling up at Meadow Lane Lock tomorrow. There is a water point here with a good flow but it would require a bit of a manoeuvre to get the boat back near the lock where the water point is so we are banking on it being okay at the next one ((I’m sure you said in an earlier blog that you will fill up whatever!)) I did but when we arrived, we didn’t want to miss out on a space so didn’t want to moor at the water point only to miss the mooring. We had filled up at Stoke on Wednesday so think we should be okay.

I’m feeling a bit sleepy so not sure if it’s a coffee or a nap required. ((Oh, you do have such a hard life Peachy! It’s make no wonder you’re tired, I mean all this writing, vlogging, jigsawing and reading is so draining you poor thing. You’re probably boring yourself to sleep… ))

I had a nap and then a coffee before settling down to a jigsaw and listening to my audio book ((I rest my case)). The promised rain has arrived but it’s lovely and cosy on the boat. All day long there has been the distant sound of cheering as people take part in the event at Pierrepont. Finally, the fireworks start at possibly around 11.30pm. I feel so sorry for the ones who have only just finished they must be absolutely exhausted.

Oh, when we were chatting the boater, think his name was Rob he suggested tying like a flagpole to the bow (front) of the boat which is at the height of the tallest item on the roof then if that doesn’t fit under a bridge/tunnel we know we have to pull over and do some serious demolition work on the roof boxes. I think we should be okay for this stretch but I know some of the canals are very low.

Another day done. Tomorrow it’s time to be on the move again. X