First Cruiseling of 2022

Come the Glorious Revolution my inner hamster has an awful lot to answer for. I had a comestibles delivery booked … More

First Stroll of 2022

There were fireworks hereabouts last night, many, many fireworks. The oneth of January has turned out to be a ridiculously … More

Why are canal bridges generally so tight? When the canals were built these weren’t public spaces, the canals were a … More

Biennial bum-blackery, by Mr Bill Shakespode. Thank’ees most kindly go to Venetian Marina for the excellent job done. Cardinal Wolsey … More

We’ve gone from mellow fruitfulness (the reds and golds of Autumn) to the inside of a polar bear’s boxer shorts … More

…first of this year, that is, on which I encountered not a single other boat moving… Has Winter begun? The … More

I suspect ‘large dog’ and would hope ‘unaccompanied’ but I doubt the latter. There just aren’t any stray hounds in … More

We mooched on again the other day. Having re-traced our prop-wash up the Limpopo (known by the locals as the … More

My goodness me but the it of it is cold this morning. Opening the side-hatch to beat my chest and … More

The weather, that is. Solidly dill and dusmal, day after day, with a fair old wind gusting. The solar panels … More

The lead image is the current view from the side-hatch. Splendid stuff. Enjoyed a most splendid cruise the other morning. … More

I am a man of many parts, most of them broken or missing. Much has been happening in my little … More