Day 4: That call to the Selby lockie...

We were back home. I think it was the 8th October. I called the Selby lockie to advise him of our situation and the reason why our boat was there. What he said did shock me and it went a bit like this:-

Me: Hi, our boat Pippin is moored in the basin. We are waiting for a lower tide and we will be on our way to York this coming Friday.

Lockie: We have had a bit of trouble in the basin with kids. Yesterday they threw stones at the house and we called the police. Are you staying on your boat?

Me: No. We have had to come home as we are back to work (for a few days).

Lockie: I would advise you to keep someone on your boat.

Bit late for that I thought. We were 60 miles away and had no free time. What should we do? It was now Monday. We were due back down on Thursday night. Could we take the chance? Would Pippin be damaged, broken into or even sunk? I could not sleep for the next 3 days and we just had to take a chance and leave her all alone. I was happy that I had chained her up. Thursday could not come soon enough!!