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Heading north: Day 1 - We were awake fairly early, because it was a big day. Firstly, it was my 55th birthday so there were cards and presents over breakfast (including a harm...
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Home Mooring - A boat went down the locks early this morning but one came up just before we were ready to leave, even so lock 6 was half empty by the time we got there....2 days ago
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A grand weekend - March 24th It was a brilliant weekend. 10 boats turned up, most above lock but some below. That sunken cruiser on the lock landing caused a few problem...
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Quick Visit to see new Webasto - Yesterday we made a quick trip up to the boat for a specific purpose - to see our new Webasto. (Actually we never looked into the engine bay but were ke...2 weeks ago
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Short lived but enjoyable - ...Ok we are not now on the boat, but that was part of the plan/arrangement. We both had opticians stuff in Leek today plus other stuff this PM so reluc...
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Explore New Maps for England’s Canals in February 2025 - I am pleased to say the monthly map updates for my maps for February 2025 are now available. All these monthly map updates mean you not only start with a...1 month ago
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Dry January Wet January - 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...
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Gosty Hill Tunnel - * 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...2 months ago
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Happy New Year 2025 - 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 ...
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Climate change, climate bullshit - Open sidebar [image: The Epoch Times] Open si Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data, Climate Experts Say 7875 1403 [image:...1 year ago
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Postscript - 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...
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Back on the rails - 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...
2 years ago -
Milestones - 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...
2 years ago -
Back to our Lockdown Base - 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...
4 years ago -
The girls learn social distancing and the River is shut - Moored Bourne End, River Thames It’s been a while I know but we are both just fine here at Bourne End. Our days are full of little jobs, keeping the girls...4 years ago
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Tickety Boo Transformation! - 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 ...
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60% Completed - 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...5 years ago
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Saou alley - 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. ...5 years ago
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Batteries replaced and recycled - 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...
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The Odyssey 2019: Day 10 – Part 3 - 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...5 years ago
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For the benefit of Mr Kite and Newbold on Avon - 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...
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A’s First Voyage Day 10 - 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 ...5 years ago
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My Blog Has Been Plagiarised - 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 ...6 years ago
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Dubai, Muscat, Petra, Herculaneum and Vesuvius - [image: P1000663] 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 ...6 years ago
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OVERGROUND, UNDERGROUND WOMBERLING FREE - 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...
7 years ago -
Weaver of dreams - 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...
7 years ago -
Kennet & Avon V (Bedwyn to Teddington) - 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...
8 years ago -
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Holidays Day 1..2... whatever - 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...8 years ago
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Moving on, at last. - 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...
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Great Haywood Junction to Foxton Locks... the final chapter 21.10.14 - *Great Haywood junction to Foxton, Leicestershire* *Our final destination 21.10.14* *We continued the next couple of miles until we got to the junction a...
10 years ago -
The Tale of Tacet - [image: P1000304] 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...
11 years ago -
It's Gone. - 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...
11 years ago -
Archive Blog - 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...11 years ago
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My fridge door - 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...
11 years ago -
Waterlily is now with her new owners - 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...
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Grandma Briefs blogs granny buttons - 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...12 years ago
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But best of all, they sell ice cream.
How lovely! What a feast of delights. Happy Christmas John and Jan! Maybe one day we'll meet on the English canals! An narrowboat holiday is one of my dreams for the coming years.
Indeed, Ray.
And a very Happy Christmas to you too, Val. So when do you think you'll be coming over here for a holiday?
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