Back when it was Spring, we set up the parasol holder and the parasol - turning Bella's cruiser stern into our outside deck. It is good to recall this, as we are now moored up just south of Norton Junction on the Grand Union canal, where the Leicester arm of the Grand moves north. It is presently, as Pete says, 'blowing a bastard' and the heavens have opened. Epic rain and wind. Good, in May, to remember Spring. However, we are toasty, with Pete having lit the stove and us having wandered out to the New Inn at Buckby top lock - where our friends Helen and Dom had lunch when the Crick Show (biggest canal boat show of the year) was called off due to the horrible weather.
