We had a decent night of sleep on the boat, although I was awake at around 6am. We have breakfast and mugs of tea/coffee before my wife takes the dog for a walk, and then we decide to motor back up the River Ant to Dilham (just for a change).
It’s a beautiful sunny day, and the river is quiet (considering it’s the beginning of August). We eventually arrive at Dilham and moor up at the public staithe. The dog and I find a nice shady spot to sit in, and my wife spends her time cleaning the outside of the boat. Were have a moment or two of panic when the boat fails to start (seems the main battery has insufficient charge) but we get going when I swap the main battery over with the auxiliary battery – I’ll have to have someone take a look at the engine and sort this out. We take the flat battery home with us to charge, and I plan to return to the boat tomorrow to refit it.
My wife treats me to a couple of pints of Abbot Ale in The Vernon Arms this evening, and then we watch a bit of telly before getting another reasonably early night.