Dashing for the dock with a bit of NEWS - CAXTON SOLD!!!

The night before last the wind was howling a hooley and we lay awake wondering if the wind might just relent a little by the morning
It didn't.
At 08.30 we slipped our mooring here in Stourport basin and headed off for a date with the dry dock.  The wind gusted and growled and did everything to make mooring  68 feet of steel tube on the lock landing as difficult as possible.  We managed, though it wasn't elegant, and dropped down through the first staircase lock and on towards the dock.

There be the dry dock

And there be Caxton heading out of the shelter of the lock and into the dock

Just getting Caxton positioned 4' from the dock wall and readied for the dock to be drained.

And here is the reason why, Caxton is being surveyed by Chris Berry on behalf of her new prospective owners! 
Yes, Caxton is sold!  The new owners are Paul and Elaine from Australia the writers of the Manley Ferry blog.

Chris spent 5 hours doing a thorough pre-purchase survey

Anodes OK

And while Chris Berry was busy freezing outside, his dog, Thomas Lurcher was making himself at home in the warm thank you very much...

See you can get a big dog in a small comfy space - Our two, who don't do furniture, were less than impressed

Christopher Berry Marine Surveyor..

Survey completed, and only two hose clips required, it was time to refill the dock and fight our way back through the wind to our mooring!