Day 2 moorings near the River Wey and Wey/Arun canal junction. ( Shopping bag visable Mum )

Rhododendron on Battlestone Hill, RHS Gardens Wisley ( I WORKED here John ).

Well here we are again in sunny, or not so sunny UK. A long flight saw 2 weary travellers decamp on T42, re stock her, then fall asleep. I cannot even remember putting my head on the pillow ! Hazel is very pleased with her new Duvelet, and has got a good couple of nights sleep, even if we are getting up at 5.30…

Our first day saw a quick visit to Wisley to see the Rhododendrons, pictured, and for Mark to eat some honycrunch biscuits, best not pictured ! We then started taking T42 upstream on the River Wey, and did 3 locks to Hazels satisfaction. Our first nights berth was in a great sheltered position, we did some more sorting and finished hanging the new curtains Hazel had made. Struggling to stay awake we crashed again at 8pm. With a lot to do the 5.30 awakening and 7.30 start meant we could complete all we wanted to do on day 2, untill a red engine warning light came on. This was quickly diagnosed as a broken alternator fan belt, so that’s what that nasty burning smell was ! We could carry on as the water cooling pump is worked by another belt, and I had a spare for the alternator but no correctly sized spanners……

On to Guidford, where some where purchased and a repair done, as well as a SIM card for the dongle, hence the blog, and a visit to Jaeger……..I wonder what for mum ? We have motored on up a couple of locks more and moored for the night. Penny, who helps look after T42, is going to visit us tonight, must try and stay awake ! The sun has just started coming out, so I’ve set up the solar array. Let’s see how this is going to work, in the meantime Cheers M & H.