Water and Newspapers

There is only meant to be one river.

The river has taken over the towpath and is gently filling up the canal

and after having walked through the footbath ones pedicure advances into the mud bath followed by a good swilling down on the front deck before going on to warm up inside the boat.  My Boots seem to respond well to this but Boots’ paws really cling on to the mud and for some time now I have been trying to keep the inside of the boat clean. 

Cleanliness under such circumstances is a futile enterprise. 

Instead I have started buying the newspaper and have written the front half of the boat off to the elements.

I am now re-channelling the cleanliness on other areas.  I cleaned under the salt pot today…. a much easier surface area too.