When we arrived there were three other boats moored there but a gap *just* big enough to take Ceilidh with careful manoeuvring The bikes on the back are a particular hazard. After off-loading her bike, Annie cycled to Win's, ordered a taxi, and returned about 45 minutes later with the young lady in question. Win hopped aboard nimbly, with only a little help and after a quick cuppa, we set off.
The early morning sunshine clouded over but by lunchtime it was still quite pleasant. We had been following another boat for a 30 minutes or so and they decided to use Sutton wharf to turn their boat round.... and had got stuck! We managed to manoeuvre alongside them and moor up. Annie hopped ashore and helped them wind. (Wind is boat-speak for doing a 180 turn and is pronounced the same as the blowy stuff that gave us gype most of the rest of the day).
The Wharf Restaurant were very good and served our meals on our plates so we could eat on the boat and avoid having try and get Winnie ashore. Incredibly the lady remembered that we had done the same thing 2 years ago! After a nice meal and some rather expensive cake, we winded Ceilidh and set off back. The wind had got up and it was now quite cold but there was a lovely hot stove in the saloon so all was well.... except for the poor helm :-(
Arriving back at Hinckley our gap at the mooring had been taken by another boat. We had to stop right under the bridge, blocking it, to let Win off for her taxi. We inconvenienced a couple of passing boats for a few minutes but they didn't mind when we explained. Moored up for the night opposite Trinity Marina.
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| Our Saturday night mooring |
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| A lovely day out |
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