Another weekend at Dunham

According to the weather forecast the weekend was going to be sunny, so we decided to spend time on the boat. We left the marina about 10.30 on Saturday 31 May after getting a few bits and pieces from the supermarket on the way. The weather was glorious, warm enough for shorts. We stopped at "Sam's Tree" to see if Liz could find the geocache that is hidden there. This is the first one she has tried to find on her own. Unfortunately, despite the fact that the GPS showed that she got within two feet of the cache, she did not spot it. We will have to read the description again and have another look next time we are passing.

The hawthorn and wisteria have faded now, but the rhododendrons are out. There are lots of them along this stretch of canal and they are spectacular. There are also plenty of laburnum.

We saw our first cygnets of the year and also some brand new ducklings.

We had to stop for water at the Old Number 3 as we had not filled up since I don't know when! We tend to let the water tank get low over winter. our idea is that if it freezes there will be plenty of room for expansion. Haven't a clue if this is right, but we haven't had a burst yet. We spent 45 minutes at the water point and then gave up, even though the tank wasn't full. The water flow here is so slow and made even slower when another boat turned up to use the other tap.

We went through to Dunham Hall, but there were a lot of boats moored there so we turned round and moored in our usual place opposite the old corn mill. We sat out on the towpath drinking beer (Carl) and white wine (Liz).

Woke up on Sunday to a dull cloudy morning. It soon started to rain, so we lazed around reading the papers and listening to the radio until lunchtime. As the rain was obviously set for the day, we decided to set off back in to the marina after lunch. We had originally decided to stay out until Monday. Carl volunteered to get wet at the tiller, while Liz did a bit of brass cleaning inside. There is no point both of us getting soaked! Maccs divided his time between the two of us, trying his luck every now and then by getting up onto the bed, but being told off every time as he was wet. Got back to the marina about 5.00pm.