They (contractors on behalf of the Canal & River Trust on behalf of Her Majesty in consideration of we; The … More
Month: August 2019
Can you be booked for children’s parties or do you just do funerals, wakes and state executions? #narrowboat #boating #moaners #miseries
The gentleman looked rather blank when I asked him that. I was cruising past, standing on the stern of my … More
Good morning, star-shine, the Cardinal says ‘Hello’… #narrowboat #boating
[Main photo: sun-a-rise over the Cardinal, 24/08/2019.] Well, tis noon and I think that I have done for today all … More
Battlescar Galactica and the Cows of Doom #narrowboat #boating
Boating eh? No matter where you moor, no matter it’s at the full extent of my pocket rocket’s full zoom, … More
August in England, when a young chap’s fancy turns to… sweeping the stove flue #narrowboat #boating #England
Flip of a switch today. Yesterday was lashing monsoon rains, semi-demi-galeforce winds and a certain coolness in the temperature. Today … More
Fifty shades of dull green – and grey and red and yellow and purple and brown and sky-blue-beige #narrowboat #boating #England
It’s late autumn here in England. Yes, yes, I know that the month isĀ Augustus, but according to reality – id … More
Five miles with a spider on my head – at an average speed of 2.67mph #narrowboat #boating
Hatstand was not impressed. I have no idea why I do these sorts of things, it’s not as though the … More
A cruise through Byzantium to the other side of The Black Post of Doom #narrowboat #boating
I mentioned in my previous post about some of the rules imposed on the canals being positively Byzantine (the product, … More
When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain? #narrowboat #boating
Her Majesty’s Met Office is frothing at the ears again, issuing wind and rain and thunder and lightning warnings. Well, … More
Apropros of paving paradise and putting up a p-p-p-parking “lot” – moored in ghostly bag-tug alley #narrowboat #boating
The Toddbrook Reservoir dam stands, still – just. The Royal Air Force has re-inforced it at the spillway breach with … More
Damn! The damned dam’s damned. …and the spiders from Mars have found me again. #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
Oh my goodness gosh and wotnot – another dirty-great chunk of canal and canal-related infrastructure is on the endangered list… … More