It is a Bank Holiday weekend here in Ing-er-lund. Perversely, the The Weather is remarkably good. It isn’t usually so … More
Tag: boat
An Inspectre Calls #narrowboat #boating #boatsthattweet
Yesterday, when all my tribbles seemed so far away, a gas-qualified Boat Safety Scheme Inspector called – and a very … More
Loved the Anderton Boat Lift #narrowboat #boating
The Anderton Boat Lift raises and lowers boats some 50′ between the Trent & Mersey Canal and the River Weaver. … More
Two new and reciprocal collective nouns – a bow-thruster of hoorays and a hooray of bow-thrusters #narrowboat #boating
We scooted along, yesterday, at Sparrowfart O’Clock, services for the visiting of – while also endeavouring to sneak up on … More
A ghost, a drunk, and a bridge too far – a walk through Middlewich #narrowboat #boating
We’ve got neighbours at the moment, the Cardinal and I – and, for once in my moanfest, I’m happy with … More
Cool, dull, grey, overcast, breezy – and photobombed by one of Father Nature’s thugs #boating #narrowboat
Before I say anything else I will say that the photobombed image here is not photoshopped, it is as it came … More
Rain, sunshine, wind, calm, overnight ice, begging ducks, expert swans and twin-tub laundry #narrowboat #boating #canal
Middle of bloody May and I’m still clearing ice from the solar panels in the morning – while the canal … More
Brand new baby boat ‘Barcarolle’ bobs about buoyantly before braving maiden voyage #narrowboat #boating #hire
The Venetian Open Day this past weekend was a hoot. One of the things that made it so was hitching … 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
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
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
Diction of Dock Green, in association with Inspector Flap T of The Yard. #narrowboat #England
Lo, baddery. Low baddery. There are six robots aboard nb Cardinal Wolsey that are designed to do nought but sniff … More