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Month: October 2018

Shebdon Embankment to Plardiwick Bridge via the Grub Street Cutting and Norbury Junction #narrowboat #England

Aye, well. ‘Appen as reckon as mebbe. Yesterday’s cruising saw the Cardinal and I past the opening salvo of the … More

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Gobsmacking narrows, tall arches, and the Cadbury’s Chocolate Factory wharf at Knighton #narrowboat #England

Woodseaves Cutting. Not so much, I think, of a “cutting” as it is a “slash”. Narrow isn’t the word for … More

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Locks, leaf-soup, and little room for manoeuvre #narrowboat #England

After leaving the bright lights of moorings in Market Drayton the Cardinal and I mooched through a somewhat narrow cutting and … More

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After the cows and five more locks came Cuckoo Land #narrowboat #England

Escaping the attentions of Gertrude, the 007-licensed Government Attack-Cow, of our previous moorings came at a price. The Adderley Locks, … More

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24 hours in a blasted, post-apocalyptic, internet-denuded wasteland – with cows… #narrowboat #England

Cheshire, Shropshire, whatever county it is that I was in. Lush, green, intensively farmed, and virtually devoid of mobile interwebnet … More

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Nine locks in a row, 2 hours & 12 minutes, beginning in frosty mist, ending in sunshine #narrowboat #England #Audlem

There are some rather nifty moorings, sans Shroppie Shelf, betwixt locks 3 and 2, so one has bunged oneself on … More

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Four down, eleven to go, and a visit from my other favourite boat #narrowboat #England #Audlem

Book boost, initial sharing and wotnot ✓ Rubbish & recycling ✓ Stove ashes ✓ Gazunders ✓ Potable water ✓ Main water tank ✓ Visit from … More

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Sally’s Cafe and Bookstore – New Book on the Shelves – Cheerio, and thanks for the apocalypse by Ian Hutson

Cheerio, and thanks for the apocalypse. Available on pre-order now, out in the big wide world on the 3rd of … More

A slight design-flaw in the wheel, and the new Monsanto genetically-modifried cows #narrowboat #England

Who would have thunk it, eh? After all of these years, a design-flaw is discovered in the wheel… To wit: … More

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Rainbows, autumnal breezes, six pins, four ropes and two “care-in-the-community” so far today. #narrowboat #England

After a few days of somewhat vigorous autumnal breezes the Arsenal Villa end of Storm Callum has arrived, bringing with him … More

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The Cardinal has wheels, the Met Office has a forked tongue, and why England is now awful at The Science #narrowboat #England

Her Flop-Bottied Majesty’s The Meteorological Office speaks lies. I ought to have read this in yester-yestereve’s cloud formations at dusk. … More

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It’s not Hackney, but it is too windy to move, so I’m staying put #narrowboat #England

Ever since staying in a hotel in Hackney (London) last year, and discovering a visceral dislike for the place (and … More

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