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...
Saturday18 May 2013 Prickwillow
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Last nights moorings at Station Road are in my opinion the best ones in
Littleport. They are well away from the main roads and also the most
distant poin...
Tranquil Waters
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Thursday
It’s so nice to be back on a narrow canal, especially the pretty South
Oxford. Leaving Oxford itself is slow going, passing many long-term moo...
Its all BS
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Hello We're writing to let you know that the group you tried to contact
(adsense) may not exist, or you may not have permission to post messages to
the gro...
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...
Rugby
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After a leisurely light breakfast we strolled up the footpath beside Tesco
and over the pedestrian bridge crossing the railway lines into Rugby. On
the ...
How Many CRT Men Does it Take to Change a Fuse?
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After a quiet and peaceful night on the visitor moorings at New Islington
Marina we left just after eight o'clock for our booked passage over the
Rochdale ...
Ready for the off
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At long last (can it really be the first time since August), we are going
boating again, and I am writing this in Chertsey's back cabin, all cleaned
and...
‘The Story of a Boat’ Series: BCN Gauging
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In trying to clarify the early life of a day boat one of the most valuable
sources are the Birmingham Canal Navigation Gauging Tables or Registers.
There a...
The Avon finishes with a weir and a mill
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King John's Bridge is quite an entrance to the final yards of the *River
Avon*.
[image: Navigation Arch]
*Through the navigation arch*
Of course we had...
Chimney cover
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Having quite enjoyed painting my water can, I've turned my attention to our
rather grubby galvanised chimney cover. I've painted it Dovedale Green,
wit...
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...
Waiting for the Lancaster Bomber
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Today marks 70 years since RAF 617 squadron performed a successful raid on
German dams in their Lancaster Bombers. However “success” meant many of the
ai...
Calcutt Marina to Saltisford Arm, Warwick
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13.65 miles, 22 locks, 7hrs 20mins.
[image: Map picture]
[image: Saltisford]
A decent day weather-wise, hence we pressed on, but also most of the locks
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Out of the Wey.
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We had intended heading back onto the Thames two days ago but with the wind
and rain we decided we rather liked Pyrford Marina and so we battened down
the ...
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...
A secret passage discovered
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Yesterday was set aside for me and Rick to fit Herbie's new thermostatic
shower mixer. Regular readers may recall that in order to get to the water
connect...
Over to you Norbury...
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We woke to a cold Saturday and the need to return home for parental care
reasons, many phone calls had been made and received over the weeks holiday.
As we...
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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