For this post, and with the slight easing of lockdown restrictions, l’ve flashed forwards like a time machine from November 2018 to the present day (19th May 2020) to share some pseudo normality.
I took the decision to drive from our current location in Essex (more of which in later posts) up to Woodbridge to see my middle son Oli and then to see a good friend, Pat, to do some work on a boat. For the reassurance of anyone who dares to think otherwise, both encounters were strictly adhering to social distancing guidance 🙂
Firstly Oli and I had a smashing walk along the bank of the River Deben from Woodbridge to Kyson beach then up across Broom Heath and back into Woodbridge. Although i’ve taken these pics a thousand times its such beautiful river they deserve to be shared.
I then headed off to the boat yard where Pat and I have been renovating Kingfisher, our launch, in readiness to navigate the River Thames from its source to Southend, when, of course, restrictions allow.
We’ve had Kingfisher for quite a number of years and used her a fair bit on the Deben in the early days.
She is an 18ft canoe stern launch with a 4 horse inboard Bukh diesel engine.
She didn’t winter well a few years back and needed some serious TLC so we covered her up and started some renovation work.
This has been going on now for more years than I care to mention but she is coming together nicely.
I’ll give some more details on the renovations in future posts.
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