Wils, as she looked moored up this morning...
Simon, Anne, me and Jem on the Grand Tour!
Two days ago, when the sun was out. Briefly!
Quite a major day for us newly initiated boaty types... Our in-water survey took place this morning so Jem and I drove up to the marina to meet the surveyor and talk it over, which was great because he was able to show us in person exactly what was what, rather than us having to piece it together from the written report.
Suffice to say, all is well, on the whole! As with any surveyor's report, it was up and down but the ups far outweighed the downs so we're still legging this project through the darkness of First Time Buyers Tunnel....
Currently we're trying to occupy our time constructively and not get frustrated with how long it's taking to get onboard. This generally takes the form of the weaving/knitting/sketching of any and all things for the boat, hunting out fruit picking/WWOOFing jobs for the summer time, investigating exciting things such as which eco-friendly detergent to use etc.
Without revealing all of the details of the survey before we've completed purchase, it's enough to say that we're still on course, and although the survey has brought a number of things to our attention, we're still positive that this is going to be our home, and soon too. We hope. Ever the optimist*, I'm focusing on the good things we have planned for it.
I've even had dreams lately where I've been sat on the roof, strumming away on the mandolin beside the towpath on a very hot day... I'm sure there was a cold pint there somewhere too... BRING IT ON! I think the roof needs a good scrub before then, though. All in good time... Just let us at it! We've even gone and bought scrubbing brushes in preparation!
The question is, how much more "good time" can it take to get us onboard?
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* Other - "Won't it get cold with all these vents in it?"
Me - "Nah, that's our constant, crisp fresh air supply! People in houses would pay a mint for that kind of real luxury!"
Yay yay yay!
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