Car Shuffle and Cleaning

Today was devoted to the usual round for the end of a trip: the manager of the marina very kindly offered to take Mike to the station this morning on his sway to a meeting at Cropredy. This meant Mike was able to buy his e-ticket last night and then walk straight on to the station and platform with a mere wave of his phone!

The train to Crewe was on time and even though it was a stopping train its journey time was better than the more expensive alternative train companies. The only disappointment was that there was nowhere to buy a coffee either on the platform or on the train.

At Crewe, there was a line of taxis, deflating Mike's worry that he would not be able to get one, which took him straight to the marina where the car had been hibernating for the past six weeks. It awoke with no difficulty. After returning the gate card and parking tickets to the office and then picking up a tin of touch up paint from Sally at Willow Boats.

Mike set his sat nav and was surprised that he was being routed via the A500 (once known as the D Road) round Stoke and then along A roads most of the way to the marina. He texted Christine an ETA.

But he eventually found that he was directed back onto the M6 where the ETA suddenly improved by almost half a hour! Traffic was heavy but congestion speed restrictions kept it flowing all the time The route was all the ay on the M6 (making sure to avoid various seductive turns that catch the unwary) until very close to the destination. Finally a few minutes on country roads, gradually narrower, until the turn into the marina.

Meanwhile, Christine had been sorting and packing as well as starting on the cleaning. After lunch we loaded most of what needs to go back home - including a few items for home that we picked up on shopping forays along the way. Not too much to carry to the car in the morning.

Mike then sorted out with the office how to charge our car - they have a proper EV point but it seems not yet well used. It is not a fast charger but we are happy to leave it co The connected for as long as it takes. The car's estimate suggests it will be full enough before bedtime!

Whilst Christine complete the floor wash Mike was banished but this gave him an excuse to try out one of the additional features of the marina, a large and comfortable summer house in the grounds.