A cooler day - Overcast with rain due in the afternoon and night.
Having invited our visitors for drinks and nibbles at 5 pm - we had better have the place clean and tidy.
First a de-clutter - binning stuff we won't use again.
Then a good sort out - putting stuff away.
Then finish off little jobs - like fitting a cupboard door - tidy.
Then being Monday - its ---
WASHDAY !!
I dug out the small plastic washing machine from the pilot berth so that Jackie could test it in the cockpit for the first time and see if it is worth keeping.
Its a twin tub and can take bedding no problem.
We filled it with hot water and in went the whites - a few minutes of agitation on the timer - then across into the spin drier - pumping the soapy water back into the washer.
Rinsing in the spin drier was by hose pipe and spray gun - easy.
Next - the towels - then my fleece track suit.
All done in half an hour !! - like old times !
Jackie took all the washing up to the little Launderette and tumble dried them today - but on a fine day we can just hang them out on Blazer.
The conclusion - keep it - stow it better in the pilot berth and use it in the cockpit once per week and save a lot of money - the launderette is quite expensive - plus everything has to go in together.
We went shopping for nibbles and bread - plus a plastic table cloth decorated with chickens - we couldn't resist it.
I put the cockpit tent up - just as the rain started - perfect.
We watched cookery programmes on TV until our guests arrived and we enjoyed chatting about our sailing experiences for an hour or so - lovely.
A very productive day.
Mike and Jackie.
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