We have recently been spending more time onboard which has given us time and motivation to tackle a number of projects - we have a big list! One minor issue that has niggled for a while is that the water tanks show full all the time on the level gauges, despite the tanks being drained down and empty. This is potentially a big issue once we set off in the future as without water, life would be pretty short. The system is pretty simple, a gauge at the chart table, a connecting wire and a level sensor at the other end in the tank. As the gauge moved when power was switched on, our starting point was to investigate the sensor end. This meant removing the saloon seat cushions and unscrewing the b
As many of you know, I love to bake. I may not be very good but it gives me great joy to bake and cook for those I love. With that in mind, Christian and I quickly realised that we would need a very good cooker on the boat. I needed something that had a substantially more adjustable oven than most cookers on boats. This led to loads of research and to us eventually purchasing a GN Espace cooker for Jorvik Rose - you can read about it on an earlier blog. Up until today, I had not baked any desserts on Jorvik Rose, I had used the burners and found them to be very good. So, today, Christian woke up and said, "Let's bake a cake." so I did. I baked one of my favourites, a chocolate cola cake. Par
How time flies.... the summer feels like it is nearly over already and we have made little progress on Jorvik Rose since the last post, as we have been focussed on projects at home. We have changed our plans a little and are now intending to stay here for a few years before we set off - this means that we are looking for jobs, which is really a lot tougher than expected as a result of Brexit.... maybe we have to change our plans again if things don't work out. On the sailing front, we had a great weekend with our new friends Maria and Adam on their yacht 'Mariadz' and had an opportunity to sail in a different part of the UK. The weather was beautiful, the scenery and company fantastic and in
