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Tag: boatsthattweet

Squirrels in the Mist

I hadn’t expected to see twelve squirrels on a fence dancing the Cancan in the original French as I cruised … More

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

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

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

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

boating, boatsthattweet, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

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

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

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

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

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

boatsthattweet, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

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

boating, boatsthattweet, bullies, bullying, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust, winnter

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

boating, boatsthattweet, bullied, bullies, bully, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

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

boating, boatsthattweet, bullies, bully, bullying, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust

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

boating, boatsthattweet, bullies, bullying, C&RT, canal, england, narrowboat, pandemic, richard parry, river, trust, winter

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

boating, boatsthattweet, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

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

boating, boatsthattweet, canal, england, narrowboat, river, trust, winter

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