Claydon Top Lock
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This morning the stove was still not running correctly, so I went on the
roof and used the boat hook as a chimney brush. It dislodges a lot of
fluffy soo...
Dry January Wet January
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This is supposed to be a blog about our boating but that doesn't seem very
possible lately (see below) but it's also a diary for me so here is what
you...
Gosty Hill Tunnel
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* Gosty Hill Tunnel *
One of two very narrow tunnels on there Dudley No2 Canal. The longer one at
Lapal collapsed in the early 1900's but its smaller sis...
January 2025 Map Updates for UK Waterways
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I am pleased to say the monthly map updates for my maps for January 2025
are now available.
All these monthly map updates mean you not only start with an...
Shopping in Banbury
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We spent the morning shopping in Banbury. Our first stop was B&M as we had
heard from another moorer that they were doing large sacks of good logs for
a ...
Happy New Year 2025
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Having spent 2024 on our mooring at Saltisford Canal Centre, we are both
looking forward to travelling in 2025.
Keith
Welcome aboard our working boat ...
Just a few dramas at Christmas
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Another Christmas has come and gone, I'm convinced the older one gets, the
quicker the years go by! And this December was not without its dramas, the
ma...
Climate change, climate bullshit
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Postscript
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We arrived back in time for some August events: Sandra Kibble’s funeral on 4
th August, Joyce’s 90th birthday on 12th August. She had asked us to sing,
so...
Phases
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In the end, selling Erin Mae is about phases of life. And we have no
reason to complain. In April my best beloved and I celebrated 50 years of
marriage....
Back on the rails
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I've just spent a most enjoyable long weekend down in Newhaven, and I'm
very pleased to say that the train journey, both ways, went without a hitch
(and...
Milestones
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I took advantage of the lack of traffic on the main road up the Lune
Valley from Lancaster today for a cycle ride to Kirkby Lonsdale and to take
some ph...
Back to our Lockdown Base
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We were up early as we had been to bed early the night before and Del
showered and went to pull the boat back onto the water point so we were
full to th...
Tickety Boo Transformation!
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I have, for a long time, wanted to change the interior of the boat. I have
gone through phases with her over the years. To then meet somebody who was
more ...
60% Completed
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Here in the jones household we have been discussing the status of the
security screen on the front door. It’s quite a strong metal screen with
three poi...
Saou alley
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Another France painting: this is in Saou. I crept out early to catch the
sunlight streaming down an alley, then had the best almond croissant of the
trip. ...
Batteries replaced and recycled
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It's the time of the year when temperatures begin to drop and batteries
struggle. As I reported on our recent Autumn Cruise, our stater battery
failed as w...
The Odyssey 2019: Day 10 – Part 3
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Sandbank by RAF No. 4 to the Nene I really enjoyed our time on the beach,
but all too quickly the tide turned and we had to head back to sea. This
proved t...
For the benefit of Mr Kite and Newbold on Avon
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The towpath changed sides once we passed through the stop lock before we
moored at Hawkbury, so I was able to clean the other side of Tilly May.
Poor girl...
A’s First Voyage Day 10
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Fenny Stratford – Horton After the glorious sunshine of the last few days
it was a shock to have rain and hail today. BoatBaby and I spent most of
the day ...
My Blog Has Been Plagiarised
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I have just found the total contents of my blog has been copied using
everything on the site other than my bloglist. It has a different www.
address and ...
Dubai, Muscat, Petra, Herculaneum and Vesuvius
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After flying out to Dubai we had four nights there before embarking on the
P&O “Arcadia” for a cruise back to Southampton. Having been ...
OVERGROUND, UNDERGROUND WOMBERLING FREE
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As mentioned in my previous blog about Dudley Tunnel, its very being was
due mainly to the vast quantity of Limestone that Dudley, Wrens Nest and
Mons hil...
Weaver of dreams
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Autumn colours add to the natural beauty of the rural river I think the
River Weaver is my favourite waterway. There is just one thing wrong with
it: it...
Kennet & Avon V (Bedwyn to Teddington)
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Putting posts together takes ages - I'd forgotten. I think Sarah on Chertsey
has the right idea - the briefest of notes, daily, to be fleshed out later,
Pe...
Oh Dear
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Perhaps I could have been a little more forthright! I attended Northampton
General Hospital (NGH) after requesting an appointment. The X-Rays, which
were...
Holidays Day 1..2... whatever
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Time to dust the old blogger scape down and get blogging about my holidays.
HOLIDAYS! A REAL HOLIDAY! I LOVE holidays and I am loving this holiday.
Once I...
Moving on, at last.
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So the dental work is all finished and I now have a smile like a filmstar:
Richard Kiel.
We set out from Wigram's last Thursday and it has been travel alter...
The Tale of Tacet
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Hi, nb Tacet here. I see this blog has had no postings for a while, it
seems the Skipper and his First Mate have disappeared off, goo...
It's Gone.
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7th November 2013
Poole, Dorset.
On Tuesday we completed the sale of *No Direction *with the handover of the
boat at Kings Bromley to the new owner Marcus...
Archive Blog
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This blog is the archive of our five years of adventures on narrowboat
Lucky Duck from looking for a boat to buying, living on, cruising, doing
up, and fin...
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...
Waterlily is now with her new owners
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It was a happy and sad day today as we completed the sale on Waterlily. We
met her new owners at Great Haywood and completed the paperwork. So
Waterlily is...
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...
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It brings out more detail, you can see the house and fence better on the right.
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