Yesterday was an “Open Day” at Venetian Marina (Middlewich Branch, Shropshire Union, Cheshire), and there were many fine experiences to … More
Month: April 2019
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
