Tomorrow is going to be an interesting day.
I'm taking Vagabond to North Fambridge, where there is a slip on the bank of the River Crouch. High tide is just after 2pm and the slip should be flooded enough from midday onwards. Weather forecasts suggest that the heavens will open over North Fambridge just after noon so it looks as if the upperworks and hull of Vagabond will get wet for the first time simultaneously. I trust that the water wetting the hull will be salt water and that on the upper works will be fresh and not vice versa.
Once in the water, Vagabond will be secured to a pontoon and the Cap'n the Purser and I will have our customary docking tot. This is to celebrate that we have successfully secured the to the shore (or the bottom) whilst under control. We adopted this habit from the Viking (sadly no longer with us) who taught us the special customs of sailing in the wild West of Scotland (and the Norwegian method of drying the dishes whilst at sea).
As Vagabond will be a "dry" boat for the first few days until the survival rations are loaded later on this week, we will have to celbrate this at the local pub so there may be more than one tot involved.
Watch this space. There may even be some photos tomorrow. I know you can't wait....
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