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Abingdon to Oxford - *Tue 12th Sep* Abingdon to Rose Isle After a great weekend in Abingdon, and a wet Monday, we decided to head for Oxford. As we set off upstream, we start...
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Rugeley - *Rugeley* September 2017 After yesterday's rains the ground was awash and the Trent had risen and was flowing fast at Great Haywood. Misty morning in Gr...
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A morning surprise and a night time shock.. - Arriving at our favourite mooring at Great Linford, it looked just as attractive as ever. It's a spot I never get tired of. Very peaceful with just the ...16 hours ago
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Warwick Monday 18 September 2017 - We despite the weather I think I can safely say we all enjoyed our weekend at the Blue Lias. This morning we were up slightly earlier than usual to assi...17 hours ago
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My three pet hates! - Sunday 17th September. Locking gloves on, waterproofs at the ready and all set for the final push up that Heartbreak Hill flight. One boat had already come...
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North West Passage: Day 24 - We slipped away at about 8am to complete the Middlewich Arm. The first lock, just after Aqueduct Marina, has a nice cottage alongside with what looked li...
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Because it's there - There we were in Nantwich a couple of weeks ago wondering where to head next. We'd come round the Staffs & Worcs (yet again) and up the Shroppie; entertain...1 day ago
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Back In Whixall Marina - Just a few hours cruise from Ellesmere yesterday. Not so busy back to Whixall so a pleasant cruise once we'd let the hire boats pass us as he was keen to b...
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Damn, damn, damn!!! - I’ve deprived some village of its idiot. Can’t believe I made such a terrible mistake! The media server project has now suffered a major setback. For...1 day ago
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Holiday plans - and a tenth of a long life - My Daisypath ticker tells me that as of today, I've owned Chertsey for eight years. That may not seem like long, but it's a tenth of her life! I've also b...3 days ago
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Further Work on the Baseplate - Today we managed to complete work underneath the floor of the hold as far as the new model railway room will go. Lagging the main water pipe to stop the ...4 days ago
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A small fire aboard, but not in the woodburner !! - Today was always going to be the longest of the week. I think Stoke has an unfair reputation as everyone we have met (apart from one boater) has been very...
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It been that long! - My oh my! It has been months since I posted on my blog. I am on the Thames having such a great summer that I don't have time to blog, even though I have ap...5 days ago
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A very exciting two weeks in London - Brentford to Hayes via Paddington, River Thames, Grand Union and Paddington Arm Canals, 32 miles 10 locks Busy, busy, busy!! Short work was made up the fli...5 days ago
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Water Water Everywhere! - Well a hectic couple of weeks! My Daughters hen party, then the following weekend my lovely friends 50th Birthday party! It was a fantastic weekend, Jools ...
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Fryday fun - With it raining when we surfaced, we thought it best not to move today.. It turned out to be one of those lazy days and Tooty seemed to agree. Del went on t...
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An Annoying Engine Fault - Intermittent engine problems are annoying. On our trip to the Thames the rack that alters fuel delivery from the two injection pumps to the injectors start...
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Manchester Pride 2017 and a Birthday Celebration. - Well, August Bank Holiday came round again and that meant the biggest party weekend of the year. It was Manchester Pride! This year was our first as “pla...1 week ago
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Dredging Glasson Dock - Glasson Dock with "Walter" in the foreground. A cycle ride today, down to Glasson Dock on my 25-year old Raleigh Randonneur, which is old enough to have be...
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BCN Challenge 2017: The story of the jam.. - 18th June 2017 This time last year we were part of an epic convoy to the River Medway in Kent. Because we were moored in the garden of England and as one o...2 months ago
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Journey North: Cambridge – Bollington (via London and the BCN) - 553 miles, 449 locks After a wet morning boating through Macclesfield we finally made it home! Here’s Willow on our new mooring at Bollington Wharf. Plea...3 months ago
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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...
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Still on holiday. - I am sure you are all on the edge of your seats awaiting the update from the scintillating travels of the Great Holiday day whatever. Somerton Deep is as ...
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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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Back in the Trent Valley - Not blogged for a couple of days so here is a catchup. From Coven Heath we pushed on down the Staffs and Worcester Canal stopping for the night at Baswick...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...4 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...
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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...5 years ago
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