It looks like its the last week ill be spending on Emblem

We got the nod today that the money transfer has gone ahead on Lady Elgar so she is now ours...i think Anyway we have been down to Iver this week and paid the moorings and applied for the licence renewal and all is hunky dory, Except we are back at work tomorrow morning for five days so cant do anything about moving aboard till next week

So we will pick the keys up Thursday, stay on board that night then hopefully John Currer will be able to the offical handover Friday morning Seems to have gone on for ages.

I spent most of my day today taking down the sky dish and tv ariel and cables.....got to get me priorities right for moving important stuff aboard first Swmbo is more interested in doing a shopping list of cleaning items for attacking the dust inside and tree sap on the outside. Then the plan is to take her away (lady elgar not swmbo) for a couple of weeks inagural cruise which is going to be a big learning curve for Nora as she has never been on the canals before. Will hopfully, all being well, head north up the grand onion but im in two minds yet as to turn right at Norton and head towards Foxton or turn left and trundle down towards Oxford. I dont want to make it too energetic for her for her first ever trip but i was tempted if we made progress then carry on down to oxford and then complete the thames circle.

Think maybe the take it as it comes approach might be better and see what the weather does and how the crew cope. So we are well looking forward to it.

So last nights at Chatham and the sun gave me a very lovely goodnight