Well, we have now less than 2 weeks to go as the posh countdown clock that Suzie found and I spent 6 hours trying to get it onto the blog says........13 days 18 hours 15 mins and 38 seconds! I think that at times we all wish our lives away and we shouldn't do, even when the bad times are around us we should still try and find something positive to enjoy the moment in time that is now......Anyways enough of all profound bull***t....... I just wish these next 2 weeks would fly by but I am sure it will drag!
Yesterday I went up to Milburn Boats to see our new home. Suzie didn't go as she was poorly but I was accompanied by Pat and John (Suzie's sister and brother-in-law) who last came up when the shell arrived from Tyler Wilson back in November last year.
Even though we only have 2 weeks left there is still a mountain of stuff to do and I think we will be running right up until the very last day. Fortunately I have just 2 days left at work which will help us cope with all this running around.
So what about our boat then eh? She is all but complete now with just the Satellite system to install from Road Pro and sadly this won't be fitted till the end of March when it becomes available (this also give's Steve time to understand how to get all the ports that are at the back of the TV to the front so we can access them) so, we will be drifting around Stockton until then and also we will have to visit the pub every time there is football on the TV! At least we'll be close to Andy and the team and they will (we hope) hear our cry for help! There really isn't much more for the team to do now just fiddly bits and bobs. Liz Fuller is busy making our curtains and bespoke sheets as our bed is a "cross over" type which means that neither of us will be up against a wall but does mean that we have to sort of put the bed away each day but it does give us a king size bed as somehow when Suzie gets into bed she grows from 5 foot of beauty to a 6 foot monster with 4 arms and 6 legs and takes up all the bed so a standard bed would just have me on the floor each night.
I don't think our new life will truly begin until the start of June after the Crick Boat Show which is the 25th - 27th of May when Milburn's will be exhibiting our home there. If you are reading this and are going to Crick come along and say hello to us. Andy says we need to be up and out of bed by 8 am each day. Me, I think it would be funny as people walk through our boat with Suzie sat in the bath or me snoozing......hehe.
Our first port of call once we leave Crick will be to head north to see my Dad where we can Moor up on The Leeds Liverpool Canal and sample a few beer's at the back of my Dad's alongside the Boatyard Inn where we first told Dad and Diane of our plans.....
From then..........who knows......because we don't!
A few piccy's from our last visit........
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| Stern doors fitted, gas lockers at the rear of boat so minimal gas pipe inside the boat, got to think of safety....Hmmmmm with engine hatch missing! |
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| Stylish 3 ring gas hob :-) |
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| Recessed window blinds, Granite worktop and 3 way tap giving us filtered water. |
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| Look at that curved cupboard door.... Well done Pete Milburn, pure class! |
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| Tunnel light and horn fitted....... What about those bulrushes eh? beautiful isn't it, thank you Peter Bloor |
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| .....and for this..... |
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| .......And this, you really are a very clever man! |
Since our last blog we have still done 0 miles and no locks!
Haha......Where in Southampton are you from Pete? We are from Dibden Purlieu. Drop us an email to suzieconroy@ymail.com
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