A supply day, purchasing a kitchen and other equipment after visiting the Coltishall tip to dispose of lots of building rubbish. Following the collections, getting them back to Horning and safely stashed under cover as it had started to rain heavily.
A nice meal at Mr Chan's Chinese Restaurant in Horning after which back to the boat to sleep rather too full of too much rich food for our own good.
In the absence of any workmen today, I slept in this morning and then joined the family for breakfast. There followed some time whilst I sorted out the rubbish and then Debbie joined me to take the trailer to the tip near Coltishall where we got rid of all of the week's building rubbish. Then to my paperwork whilst I worked out what supplies I needed, and I telephoned MFI and told them that I would collect the kitchen in kit form later in the morning. Eventually, we set off, stopping at Eyre Electrical on the way to order the consumer units, extractor fans and other equipment to be ready on Monday. Then to MFI where we collected two huge trailers of kitchen units, appliances and accessories and I wondered whether we would get them all on board.
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The work-tops and breakfast bar went on the roof rack, small items in the back and the bulk of the stuff piled high on our trailer, covered in our tarpaulin as by now it had come on to rain heavily. Across the road to Wright's Bathrooms to order two shower fitments and then the short trip to McDonalds for lunch. It had taken an hour or more to check off the kitchen shipment and load it aboard and then it was that long again back in Horning unloading and stacking the cartons in the garage. All this finished, Diana and I left the girls to make their own tea and amuse themselves on the boat whilst we went back to Norwich to shop for more furnishings at B & Q. A corner-entry shower cubicle this time and a long time studying rain-pipes and wall tiles ready for getting prices and ordering them later. A rush home to go out again for a nice meal at Mr Chan's Chinese Restaurant in Horning after which back to the boat to sleep rather too full of too much rich food for our own good.