The day working on The Paxton Princess with Steve, and then taking a cruise down the river, stopping at The New Inn on the way back for a drink of shandy and some titbits.
Sam had been quite good today; obedient and always coming when called, but he still tries to "taste" people with his mouth which is quite disconcerting.
An early start to the day, getting up at 7.00am and out with the dog by 7.30am. Steven was already hard at work on the cabin of The Paxton Princess and we joined up for breakfast of fried venison sausages, bacon, egg and tomato which we both enjoyed. I then tackled the boat mechanics with Steve concentrating on the outside structure. I changed the engine oil, then the filters and finally the fuel filters as well. These are dirty and difficult jobs due to the confined space and disgusting state of diesel engine oil.
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We broke off a couple of times on what became a very hot and humid day and enjoyed refreshments and animated conversations on all manner of subjects, putting the world to rights. A trip into Wroxham later, when I got some grease for me and some fibre-glass polish for Steven and then back to carry on working. By mid-evening, I had finished servicing the boat and so we opted to take a cruise down the river, stopping at The New Inn on the way back for a drink of shandy and some peanuts and cashew nuts.
The boat cruised beautifully with all main systems working and, once back, Steven cooked some stir-fried pork and Chinese vegetables for our tea and we had some strawberries and ice cream to follow. Late up chatting and then updating this journal on another warm and humid evening. Sam had been quite good today; obedient and always coming when called, but he still tries to "taste" people with his mouth which is quite disconcerting.