Long long day

Just had to do a quick post, the pictures below are of a Moorhen that decided to roost by our mooring pin and the other is of our view towards Burscough by the Farmers Arms.
It was a long, cold 4 hr journey from bridge 20 made worse by he fact that the mobile kept ringing as Kal had managed to leave his phone at his uncles and thought t best to ask the rail guard to ring us!!! What we were suppose to do I have no idea but each time the rail guard got hold f us, after we had un gloved un hatted and un neck warmered, he couldn't see Kal. 3 times this happened and on the third time I told him to tell Kal to just get back to his uncles and get he phone!
It was all so mad..
Once we reached Burscough I looked up the trains to Liverpool, ha, as if that would be easy...no. Get a train to Southport! Then to liverpool 1hr 15 mins and a 20 minute walk....
Well after been blown to death, frozen to death, rained and snowed on we were determined to be wrapped up. We made the journey, picked Kal up and headed back to the boat.
Lovely, warm, cosy,home...so lucky. Just wish we hadn't been in a rush today to get to Burscough to be near the station. We hate rushing. But I must say the boat is fantastic....
Sorry the pics have a shadow, not sure how I managed it but here you go.
Not sure of tomorrow's antics, won't be moving the boat so will probably get food aboard.
Must go now as I am shattered, Tims just nodded off and my eyes are heavy now....hope all you mums have had a lovely day, night night...
P.S I will start my Recipe list soon, jut haven't had chance, where do the days go....

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY....

Good morning all, just thought I would wish all the wonderful mums a Happy Mother's Day and share our morning views with you, so nice to be back out on the cut.
The girlies, Millie & Maizee don't know what's hit them, Freeeeeedom....
See you all later.

It's been a long day!

Sorry I know this is my 3rd post tonight but they looked so cute.....night night all

Millie and Maizee ready to go, but not happy!

BYE BYE LIVERPOOL, HELLO WORLD.

Well today we left the docks at Liverpool said goodbye to John on Borderline, taking his curtain material with us, dont worry John were not doing a runner! and travelled for 10 hrs...lots of lovely comments along the way about MillieMaize
Must say that anything above tick over on the engine is hard work, the tiller is fighting with you to go left...good job it's quite high as we ended up taking turns to take the strain with our shoulder.
We hope that an extension on the tiller will give us a bit more leverage. Otherwise we will be thinking....steering wheel....but really don't want to have to go down that route.

It rained all day, mainly drizzle but that seems to get you wetter don't you think?
MILLIEMAIZE looked awesome gliding down the canal and I felt very proud of the design.
Not sure where were heading yet but that's not a problem, not when life's so good.

Early bed we think, we always mean to have an early night, Kals headed off to Widnes then on to Warrington for the night so we have lots to do tomorrow including getting back into Liverpool for the car so goodnight for now and see you tomorrow....

LAZY , LAZY ,LAZY

We feel so so lazy today, yes we have washed all bed clothes our clothes Kals clothes and anything we set our eyes on ready for returning to battery power when were back on the system but all the things we meant to do havn't been done!

Ahhh well at least the boat builder turned up! YES YOU DID READ RIGHT, THE BOAT BUILDER TURNED UP! He's a nice guy but just a very busy guy, I suppose that's a good thing. Anyway he has agreed that the repair on the paint isn't good enough and is going to get it sorted, failed to say when though....and Tim showed him the rust on the roof which are from them grinding boats in the same room after ours had been painted and flecks have landed in the paint. He agreed to reprint after removing the offensive rusty flecks...
Lets just see how much we have to harass them.

Kal is waiting for his new girlfriend to arrive, she seems nice and ' normal' you know what I mean, her face isn't cracking under the weight of makeup, her eyebrows don't look like blackbird wings and her eyelashes are her own, hopefully she has manners too! Haaaa poor girl, doesn't know what's awaiting her.

Well, must go and see if we can muster up some life to go and sort a few things with the harbour master and get a shower at the shower block in the Albert Dock, lovely they are, thanks for reading.......x

Yet another lost cause!

Well let me first apologise for not posting yesterday. Time spent pottering doing job after job waiting for the boat builder to come and check the terrible paintwork that replaced the terrible scratches that replaced the beautiful paintwork that the being replaced broken rudder wrecked when it was getting replaced!
Well that confused me so god knows what your thinking....

Numerous phone calls back and too lead to another failed appearance and the question, " what time are you up in the morning" to which Tim replied "anytime.." So here we both are, nice cup of tea, patiently waiting....will he won't he.

I must say though, the boat is just fantastic, we arched the build nearly every day and everything was done so well but it was that final rush in the last 3 days, that's where the problems have occurred and of course the man that shouldn't be let out who is a walking disaster. Most problems seem to stem from him but who are we to tell him to get rid of him. I think the main problem is that he has a boat, that means nothing, he lives on it in a Marina within the docks. He doesn't go anywhere so can't move, manoeuvre , moor up without doing it at 100 miles an hour and as such destroys boats. Which is why the rudder was broken, reversing into a wall 5 ft away at full speed is not the best thing!
Anyway, had my rant for now. We're getting nearer to 7.30, nearer to disappointment or maybe we will be astonished, I will be sure to let you know later.

Have a great day everyone....