It’s a desk and exploring kinda day – Day 284
Wednesday 1st May Day 284
To continue from yesterday as it’s a no cruising day today: We have changed from a normal Canal and River Trust licence to a gold licence ((Ohhhh get you miss fancy pants!)) this means we have permission to go on some of the rivers in the south as the only other way is to get individual licences, which means you have less time on them and we don’t want to rush ((God forbid!)) the only problem with this is that it runs from now until the end of the year so paying for our normal licence which will be a bit of a shocker on 1st January to pay around £1,500 ((better put a request into Santa now!))
Back to the morning and in a bid to try and get my eyes working again I decide not to tackle the laptop first thing and so we head out for a lovely morning walk up the Northampton arm of the canal. They are in the midst of restoring it and it’s beautiful. Stunning countryside and so much wildlife – this will be amazing to cruise once it’s fully open again.
Once back to the boat I’m on my laptop on the stern and I’m watched by every duck, ducking, goose and moorhen to see if I’m going to throw them any food! I really need to buy some floating bird food as the only food I have for them is the pellet type ones which are fine on the top path, but just sink in the water and we don’t like to give them bread.
I’ve got a meeting with my editor tomorrow to discuss the Jersey book ((About time Peachy!)) so another job to add to the list. May is going to be a busy month as the workload increases for the final push for Newark Book Festival, editing my book which I need to find the head space to remember the story ((No HOPE!!)) and keep up with blogging and vlogging but since i also enjoy some amazing countryside along the way i’m not moaning! ((That will be a first!)) In the afternoon we go for anothrer walk to take a break from the screen, to an amazing Iron Trough bridge with another horse tunnel underneath. Then I relaxed on the stern watching some tv as the sunsets. Beautiful. Day Done x
