Loins were girded, caps were set, hatches were battened, gun-ports opened, charts consulted and sails set. Cardinal Wolsey is, by … More
Month: July 2017
Days 3 and 4 of the Llangollen canal Expedition: countryside; bridges; tunnels #narrowboat #england
The trials and tribulations of Day Two of the expedition having been gibbered out of our systems, the intrepid explorers, … More
Why I will never again cede control to trained volunteers #cilled #narrowboat #england
Why? Because cilled at Grisly Grindley Brook locks, that’s why. We were about thirty seconds away from disaster, and it … More
Father went up the Limpopo, Mother went up the wall – I’m going up the Llangollen #narrowboat #England
Dash it all, Doris, a chap has to do what a chap has to do. If what a chap has … More
The ironmongery of the Inquisition, Kingfisher poop & a spot of laundry #narrowboat #England
At the end of a long, hard day shouting “slow down, you positively rotten chumps!” at passing boats and “pick … More
