Monday 17 August 2009

Steam boats at Stowe Hill


We stayed in Bugbrooke for a day to put on Levi and do some laundry. It was such lovely weather, we were thrown by having to decide to travel as it was wonderful, or to stay moored and enjoy it in situ! As it was, we stayed, Levi and (washing machine) did two loads and Elizabeth did lots of sewing. Having given up on extending the dining room curtains with extra fabric, she made two knitting project bags instead. Pete, meanwhilst, was sitting with his computer, Snowy, and creating a spreadsheet called Bella's Fuel Reckoner. A lovely early evening on deck followed.

Sunday dawned lovely and we set out north east again, ready to moor up at Stowe Hill for diesel and a visit with Dom and Helen. Elizabeth made scones during the travel to have hot snacks and fresh coffee on arrival. During the visit with talks of knitting, a moss green suede coat and Pete's amazing "Dom's Deisel Calculator" spreadsheet, we watched a steam narrowbaot pass. We heard it well before she travelled under the bridge, allowing Pete to grab Cassie (camera) and be in time to capture Adamant as she travelled gracefully and nosily by. Oh, and the diesel fill was within a fraction of what Bella's Fuel Reckoner anticipated it would be. Pete loves spreadsheets.