right let's just make a mental note of how it's all put together it's rolled up
do we need we don't need instructions
i'm done
more like a new raincoat smell
for the first time putting it up and what did it take 15 minutes yeah weird pros
it's great size i love it roll up roll up and welcome to the circus
this is great this is this is what i wanted and we have the view of our beautiful
sky we purchased this belt tent for off the boat adventures which we also love for festools and
camping we put it up the same day to check out how it looks like and if we're happy with the size
we are surrounded by wildlife here and this season it's very active
it's not only the mandarin decks that we've been seeing on the opposite bank is an alpaca farm
it's really fun to watch them run when they notice that they are about to be fed
one day however while i was on board i heard a loud splash right next to the stand
first i thought it might be a dog i went to have a look to check just in case
and it was a deer swimming across and knowing exactly where to get off
when he got back on land he spent a couple of minutes running back and forth looking for a way
out of that field poor alpacas didn't know what was going on
we're on the move again last night we ran out of water um we had enough for a cup of
tea so we didn't move yesterday and we are now on the way to cleve lock which is one
two three locks away that's where the wood point is um yeah i'll first fill up on the tams
through the communal tubs excited to see how they are after a year of having holes in them so this
is one of my favorite stretches i think hang born to goring on the thames it's got some epic
landscape and views and it's just a lovely stretch of river to cruise on the water tank on alba is
450 liters which is about 100 gallons this amount of water comfortably lasts us two weeks which is
perfect as it coincides with our bi-weekly moves however this week we run out in just 12 days
the water points on the river are few and far between plus the tarps are leaky so it takes
much longer to fill up we really need to plan our water usage more carefully it makes me wonder
though what other liver boards on the thames do have they all got river water purifiers
the river thames is famous for rowing most days we see people training and sometimes birding
through this training ground becomes an obstacle course but it's not as challenging as it looks
so beautiful to see the river at this time of the year
loads of trees are in bloom and i just love how the air smells sweet and fragrant
the lock keeper at the previous lock told us well he asked us what is the name of your boat um so we
said album apparently a purple narrow boat was stolen um somewhere nearby obviously we're fine
it's quite odd to hear those news because you know most people just leave the keys
in the engine and especially on the canal there's not far you're gonna go
i guess it's a little bit easier to skate on the river
these two ducks at growing lock are very friendly nothing stopped them from going on their
very important walk they didn't care at all that i was standing just a couple of feet away
another gorgeous bird that we see from time to time is the egyptian goose it's not actually a
goose it's a shell deck a cross between a duck and a goose it has many features of a duck
and some external traits of a goose these birds rarely fly even when in danger
they usually get away by walking and only flying when they get surprised
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