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February Half Term

My illness has caught up with me and I cannot make as much of half term as I would like.However, I have decided to stay on Charm all week, so at least I feel like I am away. I have finally sussed the bed dilema and have found if I put a quilt under my sheet, I no longer feel the cold coming up from the tank under my bed. I feel quite toastie, epsecially when I put the two hot water bottles down the bottom of my bed with the the cushions stuffed between my bed and the uninsulated engine room. Y
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No boat to visit today - so what else to do but a walk down the canal?

Snow still on the ground, cold breeze, blue sky - time to take a walk down the canal. My friend Suz came with me and we started at Roydon, where I had previously walked to. Planned to finish my walk of the Stort today and we both agreed on aiming for Broxbourne, down the Lea. Found a boat in a lock, doing what I had done last week when I moved Charm with the help fo 3 friends from the marine in the ice to be blacked up at Kecksie's farm. It was both fun and completely scary as I was doing all th
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So far so good..?

Well, I have had a run-in with Roydon railway bridge in high water - learnt to make sure I hear exactly what others are saying to me in passing or make sure I get every word said to any of my companions on a trip. Now have a shorter Chimney and learnt to briefly use an angle grinder. Have become a frequent visitor to my engine bay where it is old and solid enought for me to actually sit on and line the compartments there to stop rusting when I finally get my stern gland fixed as it just sucks t
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Moving on today

Today was moving on day. Everything took muck longer than expected although there wasn't all that much to move on really as the lovely couple I bought the boat from left everything for me to move straight onto - even set the fire Met the neighbours as well as they seemed to be arriving from all corners for the weekend on their boats. So many names, don't suppose I'll remember them for a while. Talk about generosity- I asked where I could get some fenders as Charm does not have any. Whoosh! Spa
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I am now Charmed!

I have just got home with the keys to my first narrowboat - it is called 'Charm'! Just what I wanted - maybe more - 40 ft, semi-trad, ready to go, bought from a lovely couple the old fashioned way with a handshake and transfer of funds in the pub! Unfortunately I will not be back to see her until Friday on which day I will go and load my first bits on her and start with my initial priority list; padlock for gas locker, lights are too dim, fill with water, remove and dry out the water in the engi
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