Hello again, Pugwash here. I'll start by saying sorry for the misspelling of Bournville in the title. It is now the evening before the big send off. We are all excited about the trip and its significance.
Both boats are ready. The star of the trip, Mendip is looking wonderful. The guys in the Historic Boat Yard have done a wonderful job. I will include some photos of the boats as the trip progresses.
Today was all about the finishing touches and despite the weathers best attempts to delay us, in true baoter's tradition the work carried on and after a while we didn't even notice it was raining! The support boat, Explorer has all of the equipment and provisions loaded. The crew are ready to set off. Saturday, tomorrow, the Mayor of Ellesmre Port is visiting the Museum to give us a good send off. We ar very pleased that the Lady Mayor is giving of her time so early on a Saturday morning. We expect to be setting off about 09:00 BST. We have approximately 3 hours cruising to the City of Chester. The total days cruising will be approximately 7 hours ( short day in traditional boating terms.
It's been a long but very rewarding day preparing the boats so it's now time to get some rest and face the morning refreshed. Bye for now. Talk again soon.
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