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Tag: boatsthattweet

The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Mole

Never before have I seen a trail of molehills, created overnight, that so accurately encapsulate the essence of the story … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, coal, england, fuel, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

Good King Wenceslas looked out (and then said ‘Sod this for a game of tin soldiers’)

Fortunately, The Chamberlain Carrying Co were more adventurous, thank’ee most kindly. Anyone left wondering about the nature of the work … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, chamberlain, england, fuel boat, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

Can You Make A Torpedo? Then Do So Mr Allnutt.

The leeches tell us that the Canal Company Trust Ltd is too skint to deal with the reeds. The overgrowth … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

Wild Cruises & Dismal Weather

The lead phomatograph is the view down from the top of the forty locks of ancient Hurleston; my gratibodes to … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, llangollen, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

An Overnight Crash of Erg-Onomics & The New Pensions Double-Lock

The [Greek and Roman] gods alone know what this is in the hedgerow opposite the marina. A doll’s head on … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

Surprise Is On Our Side

Still wet and wild at the moment, and the weather’s no better than it ought to be, too. Mr Stove … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

A Spot of Sport – Spotting the Spotters Spotting

iPiddle-Pad in hand. TBF GF, it took ’em two days to find me this time. Compare this with one of … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

Sticking Plaster Nation

There’s a game we play on England’s canal system, and it involves cruising everything that you own under bridge after … More

boating, boatsthattweet, bridge, C&RT, canal, dangerous, england, fails, failure, infrastructure, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

Morning Hasn’t Broken

Although Bridge 2 on the Middlewich has. I am sure certain that either end of a brick-built bridge isn’t really … More

boating, boatsthattweet, bridges, C&RT, canal, england, lanscape, narrowboat, river, trees, trust, water

An Unexploded Rat

Yonder peaceful, quiet, “full of wellness”, “life’s better by water” canals hereabouts are still ridiculously busy with manifold unaccustomed …persons… … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, cruising, england, narrowboat, night, rat, rats, river, trust

Knutsen Bolts and… Stuff

Well that was a lovely forty minutes, spent cleaning out the shower sump-pump. To take a shower aboard a boat … More

boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

A Candle To Light My Way

Only for ten or fifteen minutes, before Messrs Sun & Co got out of bed. We moved a bit early … More

boat, boating, boatsthattweet, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

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