The blackberry crisp was delicious. We ate on board that night, as we do most nights. We have to watch the amount we eat out as meals out are our greatest expense, and in England meals are expensive as is everything else. I have kept track of our expenditures in different categories to see where the money goes. Sometimes maintenance expenses can be up there, depending on what major repairs have to be done.
Groceries are a middle level expense.
The lowest level expenses are fuel and dockage. Even though dockage on the south coast is expensive, we can frequently enough find free or very economical anchorages to keep the monthly expenditure low. And yes, they actually charge to anchor in many of the estuaries and harbour areas over here, on the south coast at least. So far we are managing quite well on my teacher's pension, not having to go into much of our capital. We find our dinghy a valuable asset as it allows us to get from our anchorages to shore and to explore the many bays and rivers.