I hadn’t expected to see twelve squirrels on a fence dancing the Cancan in the original French as I cruised … More
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Cruising the Entire Length of The Wardle Canal in Just One Day
Not too wild a sub-expedition; the Wardle Canal begins with the lock that I am moving out of in the … More
There’s a Distinct Dearth of Wildlife on These Moorings. Also Those Moorings.
Here are a couple of Dearth-Ducks. We’ve had a solitary swan, a brief moorhen, two boring ducks and that’s your … More
Goodbye Microsoft Windows – Hello Linux Mint
Bilious Gates and a large number of his minions are dead (to me). Fed up to my brass nipples with … More
A Whim and I’m Away
In short, I got fed up of looking at the backside of the boat in front. The day dawned lacking … More
How Long Does it Take To Turn A Narrowboat Around?
With a light but disconveniencingly-vectored breeze, about three minutes. However, to get somewhere on the canal wide enough to even … More
In The Bleak Midwinter
Well, last night was most atmospheric indeed. The Cardinal is well and truly frozen in, the broken and re-frozen ice … More
Still alive, still kicking, still getting in everyone’s way and causing mayhem on the system
This little fellow came along with me for part of my perambulations. I was walking, he was flying. His legs … More
It’s been a busy, high-mileage old week, and it’s only Wednesday
Been cruising far and wide like a lockdown loon, just to amuse the Canal & River Trust Ltd. The corporate … More
Being Seriously Bullied By The Canal & River Trust Ltd to Cruise More during a Pandemic, from Neighbourhood to Neighbourhood…
The Canal & River Trust Ltd tell me that I may have “trouble renewing my boat licence” because I haven’t … More
The Work-Boats are a-Moving
through the (light, ish) ice, even if I’m not. I hasten to add that the gentleman on the boat shown … More
Frozen in again again
It looks like just a skim though, rather than bolar-pear territory. Doubtless it will make some horrid noises later on … More