These roller coaster emotions are flip-flopping my stomach. We have three boats on the final list. Each day we have definitely made up our minds on one . . . until we think of something else, re-check, re-view photos and change our minds – again.

Brokers with lax responses to our questions cause worms of doubts – it’s possible yesterday’s favourite is no longer the favourite AND vendors may have lost the sale, due to their broker.

The current favourite has only changed once today. After more research and number crunching we have settled on THE boat, I think . . maybe. . perhaps . .  Once the ‘final’ decision was made, we were both excited . . .  now I’m worrying ‘have we made the right choice?’  . . .  too much time to think . . . too many boats . . . that much older/knowledgeable (not always a good thing!) . . . so the flip-flops in my stomach are off again, but I do think it is a bit more excitement-flipflops than anything else.

Oh, and which boat is it? . . . sorry, you’ll have to wait, we are sorting out the finer points and I don’t want to let on just yet in case it all goes ar*e up! (or we change our minds!) Flipflopflipflop. . .

Lead picture, out with friends on the canals on a rainy day . . .  (l to r: Den, Jackie, ‘Tash)

More calming Tulip pics . . .