WAVY-RIDING ONWARD

Wavy Rider spent 13days at reservoir solid simulations.  Time to move on.  Pentargon had been turned to face south the previous day. I had returned from shore leave to bail out Wavy and her mammy after all that wind and piss and be ready to tow towards Welton which would be her next park-up.  One needs to be ready for past and future eventualities and it is always a good idea to be ready [and able?] to move at a moment's notice.

Saturday cleared up and the sun shone so after dealing with correspondence I paired the boats.  At midday with a clear sky and a fresh breeze largely behind me I set out and within an hour was tied up at redefined satellite mixes with both boats nailed but also separated as Pentargon has go that extra mile.

That red boat just happens to be parked there.  It belongs to a 'local' and will be gone when I get back from my next shore leave.  Within the hour and with the weather still fine, I moved Pentargon down to Norton junction passing Milemarker 41 at the bend just after Welton Hythe marina.

Peter Gifford is master of the tug Emily: a scholar and a gentleman. I met him while  excavating a bus stop at North Kilworth.  Just believe me.  Himself and myself often met on the Market Harborough bus and on the towpath while I loitered there for the Summer. 

He e-mailed me from Adelaide and the note landed on board at 11.20am. Since internet travels at the speed of light the send button would have been pressed at 9.50pm Aussie time.  Having WiFi® on board puts me in immediate contact tout la monde at any hour of day or night at mine or yours at the speed of light.

Quoting Peter so far away  "I had a wonderful time in England on the canals and thereabouts. The places were certainly interesting to visit but by far the wonderful friendly and thoughtful people such as yourself made the trip truly outstanding."

Norton Junction: I am trying to install What3Words in a Think-Pad mentioned in another blog.  I am at redefined satellite mixes in between the two boats you see on Google Maps.  The reason you cannot see Pentargon is she is blind to Google and I am here for a New Inn lunch.  Half a Hen lashings of veg. and all the trimmings which will be enough food to keep me going til Tuesday evening.