When I open a paddle to fill a lock I always find it fascinating when a vortex forms as the water is sucked down. This is Wychnor Lock on the Trent and Mersey Canal on 5th April 2009.
Weed Hatch Problem - Fixed
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It was not our inattention when we awoke but we ended up not moving from
our overnight mooring. We were expecting to be a little late in leaving as
Mike...
Fradley Junction
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I said when we moored yesterday there were only two of us there, when we
left this morning it was full all the way to the railway bridge with boats
that ...
The home of Sir Winston Churchill
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April 23rd
How could I have forgotten the church bells! Last time we were on this
site, way back in 2022, not only did the bells disturb the peace, but...
Work and play at Cropredy
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I'm glad to report that Herbie is still afloat - well you never know these
days with all the weather we're having; there's a 40-odd mph wind outside
as ...
Curiosity on test
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The May *Canal Boat* is out, and includes my boat test on *Curiosity*, by
Boating Leisure Services. This boat will also be at the Crick Boat Show at
the...
Kathleen batters Percy
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Seems we have a new storm and therefore a new name 'Kathleen' is hitting us
as we are aboard Percy for an unprecedented long weekend after only just
bei...
Map Updates – Issue 148 – March 2024
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I am pleased to say the monthly map updates for my maps for March 2024 are
now available.
All these monthly map updates mean you not only start with an u...
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...
Parker Branch Canal
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*Parker Branch Canal*
October 2023
The Parker Branch is little more than a long basin which left the Mainline
to the west at Bromford Junction serving ...
Boat Painting part 13
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Before lunch I started to paint the white lining around the fleet number
until rain stopped play 🌧
I have just finished it off this afternoon. This sid...
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....
Happiness Tinged With Sadness..
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In my last post, I told you all about the new phase in our lives.
Al and I are settling in nicely on Tickety Boo and the marina where she is
moored is l...
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...
The Essence of Boating ?
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Maggie and I attended a funeral service today for our friend Chris Allin
who, apart from being a gifted musician, also lived for many years with his
part...
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...
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HANGING UP PLATES
I don’t think anything looks nicer than a properly dressed back cabin with
all its brass, lace and especially hanging up plates.
...
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...
Virtual BCN Challenge 2020: The Results!
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Sunday May 10th 2020 Thanks to the wonder of spreadsheets and the hard work
of the judges who read and scored 13 cruising logs every day, we had the
overal...
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...
A new home at Braunston
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A steady run to Braunston with a mooring close to the Boathouse. We had a
couple of showers during the day which made a change from the bright
sunshine. No...
A’s First Voyage: Day 14
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Rickmansworth – Iver We shared the first few locks with Janet & Steve then
said a fond farewell as they were only going to Denham. Then it was on
through U...
Boo!
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A quick PSA... I'm guessing anyone reading this will also know Richard &
Sue on Indigo Dream. I note they haven't blogged in a bit, but just wanted
to flag...
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 ...
A Wonderful Cruise to the Baltics!
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We no longer seem to have time to blog these days, but our good friends
Peter and Margaret did post this for us.
https://www.nb-kelly-louise.com/2018/0...
Climbing Heartbreak Hill
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200 years apart: M6 motorway and C19th canalway. I know which I preferThey
call the long miles of locks that climb out of the Cheshire plains
'Heartbreak ...
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...
Still on holiday.
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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 ...
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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