We um and ah for a while but in the end decide to stay put. On this stretch the boat services are very close together and then it’s a long stretch without them to Great Haywood so it makes sense. I have the last few days of vlogs to catch up on and this blog… Continue reading Getting post on the boat, leaky windows & how much did our narrowboat cost?
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Narrowboat faffing!
Saturday 28th October – Day 104 Today we decide to stay put so no cruising. We have a wander back into the village after a morning of cleaning and faffing on the boat and watching some bike racing. We tackle a few little jobs like tacking up the wires for the aerial we installed and… Continue reading Narrowboat faffing!
A long cruise today!
Friday 27th October Day 103 Today will be our second longest cruise at 9 miles. ((You're not going to break any records are you Peachy!)) We are off cruising by 10am and with no locks to do today we make our way to the junction to turn around! We run out of milk ((Wait call… Continue reading A long cruise today!
Traffic jam on the canal!
Wednesday 25th October – Day 101 We leave Longford Lock and it’s a short cruise to Penkridge Lock and the services. We queue jump! Eekkk. It’s hard to tell on some of these lock landings as people do sneak in mooring at the end of them and so we thought the people were just moored… Continue reading Traffic jam on the canal!
Narrowboat life – Day 99 – 105 – Mon 23rd Oct – Sun 29th Oct
Monday 23rd October – Day 99 I decided to keep this blog to weekly and share my wordcount on socials to keep me on track to write 50,000 words in November! ((Thank goodness for that. We see enough of you each day thank you!)) Also, for anyone who doesn't have time to read this in… Continue reading Narrowboat life – Day 99 – 105 – Mon 23rd Oct – Sun 29th Oct
C.L. Peache 