Velocity, insane velocity. My boat travels at 2-3mph, I walk about a mile an hour faster than that. I haven’t owned a car … More
Month: June 2019
Dogs, ducks, and damnable doodles. #narrowboat #boating
The lead photograph has nothing whatsoever to do with dogs, ducks or damnable doodles, but it is of the gardeners at … More
I have moved my liddle tank a smidge just to get out of ze mahrina, René, and I now have a nice new MiFi router #narrowboat #boating
Well there’s lovely for you, yes indeed, Myffanwy. Gosh I do get around. Returned on Friday from my tour of … More
A brilliant (and rare) few days away – spoiled at the last by bureaucracy #narrowboat #boating
Hello pop-pickers – um – blog-splatters… Apologies for having been quiet for a few days, I/my-rellies finally managed to synchronise … More
When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? #narrowboat #boating
Well, anytime today would be fine then, since we have thunder, lightning and rain. We also have brilliant sunshine and twittering … More
As the parachute-free parachutist said early on in his adventures, so far, so good…
Or, as the man who loved sitting down said, sofa so good… Many thanks for all of the offers and … More
Changes to this blog…
Sometime towards the end of this month, June of 2019, the paid domain name and paid subscription to WordPress for … More
Ye gods (Greek and Roman) – am I to be allowed to retain not a jot of dignity? Going ten rounds with a swan. #narrowboat #boating
I’ve been hissed at before, I’ve been flapped at before, but this is the first time that I have ever … More
One of the (many) compensations of living on a boat #narrowboat #boating
One of the major advantages of living on a boat is to be oft under a John Constable sky. Another … More