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It’s Christmas Day!

Monday 25th December Day 156 Christmas Day started at 6.30am after I’d stoked up the fire, switched on the xmas lights and set up The Snowman to watch on TV. It’s a little Christmas tradition as Chris has a lay in until I decide I’m too excited and make him a brew and wake him… Continue reading It’s Christmas Day!

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No longer feels like home…

Tuesday 19th December Day 150 Today we get picked up at the marina and it’s car hire day! This is how we get about nowadays. Quite a few boaters still have cars, especially if they are residential in a marina but even some continuous cruisers have cars/vans. I think what they generally do is cruise… Continue reading No longer feels like home…

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Narrowboat jobs… but we have a problem… Day 139

Friday 8th December Day 139 Today was a warm and dry day so we decided it was time to get into the bow and start getting the boat jobs done now we’ve had some time settle into marina life and we have a long list to get through whilst we have the luxury of being… Continue reading Narrowboat jobs… but we have a problem… Day 139

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The canal is frozen! Will we make it to the marina? Day 131

Thursday 30th November Day 131 Wow it was a cold one last night and we wake up to a partially frozen canal and our windows on the inside are well and truly frost bitten! It didn’t feel too bad in the night as we stoked up the fire but I do remember turning over at… Continue reading The canal is frozen! Will we make it to the marina? Day 131