Bella's out of the water!

She's out of the water! Pete watched as she was 'placed' on a rack fore to aft, with 4 hydrolic lifts positioned to lift her out of the water. Our home rising into the air!! Yes, there are pictures, but we'll put those up later. The reason is that her hull needed spray washed and blacked - meaning a new coat of protective paint. We're also having a cratch built; in other words, a frame to hold a cover for the bow. It is nearly up now and when all done, it will be the equivalent of our garden shed, holding coal, spare toilet cassettes and other domestic storage. The bow holds these things now, but of course it all gets wet! It will soon be warm and dry. As Bella is out of the water, we have found other beds. We stayed with Jane and Simon in Rugby last night and are now in Oxford for a few days.