THURSDAY 9TH TO FRIDAY 17TH
AUGUST 2012
The river was empty and
so beautiful as we travelled downstream to stop at Buckden Marina, we initially
moored river side for two days and paid the £10 a night fee at the
bar/restaurant reception, the good news was that 50% of the fee is deducted from
your bar bill, there is lovely terrace overlooking the attractive marina and the
surrounding wooden lodges, there is also a swimming pool and gym here and a
mile up the road up the road lies the old village of Buckden with all this
thriving community has to offer.
To cut a long story
short we were very taken with the place and decided to stay longer. We moved
the boat into the marina and hired a car so that we could fully explore
the area and potential properties. We had considered that this might be our
last year of cruising, but were also discussing cruising plans for next year. We had agreed that we would instinctively know when the time to step ashore
for the last time arrived and this definitely felt like the right place.
We have found a bungalow
very close to the river which comes with a mooring, so now we are in the usual
selling and buying situation, but hope to be able to complete early next year.
We could keep SKYY on this mooring, but it would be inappropriate, a small
river cruiser would be great for messing about on the river.
Our immediate plan is
now to return to Napton, we need to clear the Northampton Arm by the 10th
September as it will be closed for three weeks for maintenance and once back
spruce SKYY up ready for sale. In the meantime I will continue to blog our
return trip up the River Nene, but sadly the adventures of SKYY is coming to an
end.
Yes I’ve said it SKYY IS UP FOR SALE, if any readers out there are interested just leave
a comment with an email or phone number, comments are only published when I
authorise it, so any personal information will not be shown on the web.
Tomorrow we start our
return journey, the weather forecast for the weekend looks wonderful and the
river is gentle, so hopefully our last cruise will be very enjoyable.
2 comments:
Hi both, surprised to hear that you’ve just about done your last cruise in SKYY and that she is now up for sale, but on the other hand pleased that you’re content with the decision and have found an equally nice place to live. All the very best and good luck!
Sorry to hear that your boating days aboard SKYY are about to end. Hope you enjoy your final journey. I've enjoyed reading your blog and I'll miss your postings.
All the best for your future.
Kevin
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