Today was to be mostly about shopping and what we were mostly shopping for was bits for the boat
The necessities to install a mains socket in the vicinity of the galley were obtained from Wickes in Maldon. A 55w tube heater to keep frost at bay on the engine bay came from Marinestore in Burnham
While we were in Maldon we took advantage of the tide being put to scry the propsect of the visitor pontoon on Hythe Quay.
Useful to note that the mud into which we'd settle if we got onto it is flat and also handy to know that there's a bank of mud between the pontoon and the margin river channel.
It looks like it would be a good mooring assuming the Dutch barges currently in residence aren't clogging it up next year (of the several photos off seen of the pontoon, such barges, possibly even the same ones, are almost invariably taking up ask the space. We shall see what the situation is when the time comes)
Anyway, shopping compete we headed to the Old Granary at Battlebridge for lunch (not as hot as they could have been baked potatoes) and then back on board for a relax, wash, change and head for the pub
We dined out on some rather tasty pork loin steaks and enjoyed the live music over sufficient falling down water before hastening back through the village in the chill night air to our nice warm cabin
A very pleasant way to spend a chilly day
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