Sunday, May 4, 2008

Alan Titchmarsh

Hooray for us!!

OK, so she didn't work immediately......

Our High Sheriff, Alan Titchmarsh (not a namesake....the actual one) was booked to join the Monarch at East Cowes Marina with some of his other civic chums to launch the Isle of Wight Walking festival. We couldn't get the blinking boiler feed pump to prime after fitting a super duper new filter to the feed line. Luckily Richard Morris from Thetis Taxis passed by and bought us some time by offering to pick him and his mates up and bring them to Island Harbour-if we managed to get Monarch working by then then they could jump off and join us, if not then he would take them into Newport. Guess what......

WE DID IT!!!!

Much whistle blowing and excitment from Carol (our MP's other half) and we landed our precious cargo at Newport Quay. We didn't tell them it was our first time as we think they'd have abandoned us!!

They sauntered off to make speeches and be posh, and we made preparations to leave.

She broke down again.

Luckily, Richard came up to Newport for a bit of a nose and he gave us a tow back to Binfield. Alan was making a speech so I don't think anyone noticed!!!!!!


Work continues.......