Well we are still here. Anne has come back from seeing her dad who is much much better and has been let out from the hospital and is now back in the care home. None of the jobs on my list have been done as I had more pressing things to deal with as the domestic alternator had packed up. A call to RCR (River Canal Rescue) soon had an engineer with me. He confirmed that a new one was required. A quick call to Beta and a replacement was on its way. They now do a 100amp alternative but it is about 2cm taller. The engine area is very tight and this small increase would have required a major rebuild, so I stuck with the 70amp, which I thought would be quicker. It with the engineer arrived promptly by 10.15 on Thursday morning. All was going well until he discovered that the brush assembly was not wired for the battery management system anymore.After a call to Beta he used the old one which was still OK as they had stopped this arrangement some time ago. All seems to be working ok now,time will tell as the warranty is no longer valid.
When Anne was away I did the Bizarre Bath Comedy Walk on Tuesday evening. If you are ever in Bath for a night this is a must. Its very different and very funny. The man in action-
You don't see many Thames Launches away from the river. This lovely example came passed towards Bath top lock.
We a going to stay Friday night and then set sail for the return down the K&A. Depending how Anne's bum/leg/muscle gets on will influence us when we get to Reading. Will it be the easier trip back up river to Oxford and the narrow canal or the longer trip via Brentford and the wide locks of the Grand Union!!!!!