....mostly about boating: on NB Jubilee and on our shared ownership boat Shadow
Monday, 31 August 2009
IWA Festival: first photos
Arrived back from the 2009 IWA National Festival at Redhill, Ratcliffe-on-Soar this evening. Here are some photos; I'll write something about our time there in my next few posts. Meanwhile I have some sleep to catch up on!
festival site by night
campsite by night
campsite by day
You just can't get away from the dramatic cooling towers of Ratcliffe Power Station!
GGMS
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GGMS is an abbreviation for God Give Me Strength. I have used it as a title
before. Me not being a God botherer you will know that I only use this term
u...
Sunday 19 May 2013 Little Thetford
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Yesterday evening the wind died to nothing giving some lovely reflections.[image:
a PhotoDSCF1819] A Black Prince Narrowboat came down stream and moored a...
Nessun Dorma and a Reunion
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Saturday, 18th May
When I rang River Canal Rescue to request assistance yesterday they sent
along Dave Ormerod from Bronte Boats and when I couldn't replic...
Looking back at Gayton Junction
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Moored Gayton, Grand Union Canal Northampton Arm It’s been a lovely day
weather wise today at Gayton and when I took the girls out back the way we
came fir...
Disused Arm
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This morning all the mushroom vent tops were removed and the top edge of
the interior stainless steel liners were masked with some tape we purchased
from...
High road, low road; fast road, slow road
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Baswich Bridge (100, S&W) - near Barton-under-Needwood
11 hours, 22 miles, 13 locks
Another really successful day brought us nearly to Barton Turns Marina...
Saltisford Arm
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We are enjoying a nice relaxing stay here at the Saltisford Arm.
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View down the arm from the bridge over the entrance to the arm.
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Silent Sunday XLI
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For the rules of *Silent Sunday* please click *HERE*, and for other images
in the series, please click *HERE*.
Cruising On A Sunday Afternoon
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A good mooring spot.....opposite the pig farm
This morning it was such a lovely day we decided to leave Great Haywood to
cruise just short of Rugeley to tur...
Last day at Windsor.
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As we set off into town this morning we heard the mellow sound of a steam
whistle and putting off from French's wharf was the steamer Streatley,
another e...
Stalked by a coot
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Yes, there’s a coot round here that’s taken a real shine to Dave.
Mr Coot made his presence known when Dave started fishing again. At first
Mr Coot used...
We beat the River Severn and what is the Parting?
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Well, that was well timed! *We beat the River Severn* as the day after we
arrived in Gloucester it rose and Upper Lode Lock was closed! Yeah!
[image: boa...
Fuel consumption
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More for me than general interest.
I last filled up Percy on the 30th December NB Callisto was the supplier. I
had commented that to the point I had cruise...
On the King’s Estate
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[image: P1090058]We had a choice of villages to visit today, on the way to
Banbury.
Ayno, Adderbury or Kings Sutton, all about a mile from the canal.
Ayno ...
The difference between sailing and narrowboating
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As you all know, we went sailing on the Norfolk broads last weekend.
Although we have been doing this once a year for a few years now, I could
not by an...
The End of our Little Adventure.
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18th May 2013.
Kings Bromley Marina.
When we sold up in 2007 and moved onto the canals we didn't have any idea
how long our liveaboard life was going to l...
John Wonfor
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Raising money for macmillan and travelling the canals. He is heading
towards Oxford and was last heard of at Upper Heyford. Give him a wave and
support i...
Lucky Duck for Sale Again
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Unfortunately we learned last night that the person (whose offer we
accepted on the Duck back in late February) has changed his mind about
buying the boat...
A Setback
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Unfortunately we learned last night that the person (whose offer we
accepted on the Duck back in late February) has changed his mind about
buying the boat ...
My fridge door
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I appreciate the need to blame someone for the ills of our society during
an economic downturn. History is littered with examples and it's a well
documente...
Boat Blog: Who’s up for an adventure?
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15th May 2013 Regular readers will know that we’ve not attempted anything
like an odyssey this year (yet!) because we’ve got an adventure planned for
1st/2...
Stourport to Droitwich
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*Stourport to Droitwich*
May 2013
Thursday dawned clear and bright with wall to wall sunshine beating down
from a cloudless sky.
Mooring ring in Stourpo...
Odds Are Stacked !
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The weather is playing havoc with my, and no doubt, your plans.
I have decided not to get stressed over the paint job on the boat, it won’t
get me anywhe...
Ok so where am I
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Out giving the Bike a run, can you spot the location. We have cruised past
here a few times in the last couple if years ?
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IT'S A COLD WIND THAT BLOWS NO GOOD!.
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Well what a day! As Dawn works on a Saturday, except when were off boating
of cause, it is the only day I get to have a little lie in as I usually
stay i...
Grandma Briefs blogs granny buttons
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What is it about grandmothers and buttons? Grandma’s Briefs is a lovely
blog from America, from a self-described “long-distance grandma navigating
the wate...
from the Forbidden Zone
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Yes, that's a G4S patrol boat, keeping an eye out for any shenanigans in
east London. Spotted just by this:
Which can only be the barrier due to close o...
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