A blog-able day!

Well, I said I would blog when something interesting happens, so today is the day!

We or, should I say, Elaine has been very busy packing up a our worldly belongings in preparation to being shipped back to Oz.

Bombo sat on top of the boxes in a supervisory capacity!

Wednesday was MOT day for the motorhome - we had to take it to Middlewich as it was the only place that could check it properly ...

It was an impressive set up with 3 lanes checking trucks, buses, horse floats and of course motorhomes ...

I would have to say it was a very comprehensive and rigorous test - they checked everything!  The test took 40 minutes to complete.  Back in Oz it's lights, tyres, wipers and indicators and 'she'll be right', mate!! 

Very pleased to say she passed without a problem ...

To celebrate we stopped at a pub on the way back to the site for a beer and a very nice seafood platter.

Once back at the van we set off up the towpath walking towards Marple as NB Firefly NZ was heading our way from Bugsworth Basin.  We got as far as High Lane when the kiwi crew rounded the bend ...

We jumped aboard at the bridge hole and I commandeered the helm, 2 mins later we were aground!!

It was the boat coming the other way's fault honest ...

The boys quickly assumed their position, they do love boating ...

We moored up just past the water point at Higher Poynton and we arranged to meet Leonie and Ray at 19.00 in the Boars Head for dinner.

On the walk back to the boat we caught up with Jennifer and Peter from NB Mactras Filia, who were also moored up.  We have met these two lovely people on the cut a few times and have been corresponding with them since we lived in Manly.  They hail from Tassie but spend the English summer on the boat and then return down under for the Aussie summer.  Lovely, lucky people ...

We dropped the dogs back and the van and headed off out again.  We had a great night at The Boars head catching up with Ray and Leonie, toilets were not mentioned once!  Really good grub too ...

Our boxes are being picked up tomorrow, to be sent to storage for a while and things are looking very good on the motorhome selling front with some very good leads.  Hopefully this weekend it will all be wrapped up ...