Look, all that I’m saying is that the Maori have the Haka, the Polynesians the Hula, and England, well, we have Morris Dance.

Yesterday was an “Open Day” at Venetian Marina (Middlewich Branch, Shropshire Union, Cheshire), and there were many fine experiences to … More

Hmm, really? A queue at the services at 07:00hrs on a Wednesday? What jolly frolics! #narrowboat #boating

I awoke at sparrow-cough o’clock this morning, rolled over and fell out of my pit, landing on the usual knee-deep … More

It is St George’s Day, and England’s frog is very nearly boiled. #England #StGeorge #Molotov

England has been virtually destroyed over the past fifty years. If you doubt that then let me offer the following … More

Lined up like sardines waiting to be put into the tin #narrowboat #boating #England

From horizon to horizon, Bank Holiday boats nose to tail around the Cardinal. A week is a long time in … More

Tied up with chains while Old Mother Winter shows England her backside #narrowboat #boating #canals

The Cardinal and I have moved, restlessly, a few times of late. Once up through the services and back to … More

A wild early o’clock cruise through the post-apocalyptic wastelands of England #boating #narrowboat #England #video

Having risen this Wednesday morning at sparrow-cough o’clock my first task of the day was to scratch my brains and … More

So what’s it like getting services and stuff at a marina? Venetian Hire Boats & Chandlery (a.k.a. Aunty Wainwright’s)…

Well, it’s a much more lively process than getting services at one of CaRT’s (remaining) service areas, although both have … More

A reminder of February’s weather, a cruise through the repairs at the Middlewich breach – and up through a lock (video) #boating #narrowboat #England

Now that we’re in oh-my-gosh-the-clocks-have-gone-forward April, and half of the country is covered in snow again and we’re having multiple-vehicle … More