Thursday, 26 November 2009

Just so you know, we're not flooded

No, we rise above it. Pun aside, all the flooding you have seen on the news is not where we are presently moored. And if it were, what we would find is that we might be stranded, but not flooded. We noticed when we were on the river Soar that mooring rings were on posts so that as the water level rose, the boat moorings also went up the posts. Only when, perhaps, three feet above level would the boats come loose and float independently. One of our friends lives in a home in the flooded areas of the north Lake District in Workington and with many, is struggling with only 2 of 25 bridges in action. But we're OK.

More mundanely, we had a new exhaust fitted to Bella today. Much grinding and welding, fitting and padding mean we will glide as silently as a Swan. Lovely.