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!
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Day Twenty Six – Spinning the boat – Sunday 13th August
It’s a drizzly start to the day so we take the rubbish to the bins and jump in the car as there is a Halfords nearby and Chris needs a bell for his bike which is now fully loaded, although he wants to get a trolley thing for it which I think we should wait… Continue reading Day Twenty Six – Spinning the boat – Sunday 13th August
Day Sixteen – Cruising Day! – Thursday 3rd August
Cruising day today and it’s a glorious day for it. We do the usual routine of taking down the cratch covers, sorting out the bikes on the roof, making sure the anchor is ready, tiller on and all the other little faffy jobs done. ((This is going to be a long blog so if you… Continue reading Day Sixteen – Cruising Day! – Thursday 3rd August
Day Thirteen – Holme Lock to ‘between’ Nottingham and Beeston Lock – Monday 31st July
I feel the need for speed ((Hand on a minute there Peachy you do remember you sold your motorbike to fund this adventure don’t you? The only speed you can muster now is when you hear an ice-cream van outside or catch sight of a Costa coffee in the distance.)) It’s time to cruise but… Continue reading Day Thirteen – Holme Lock to ‘between’ Nottingham and Beeston Lock – Monday 31st July
Day Nine – Still here – Thursday 27th July
After chatting to the lockie it seems it is a little busy at the locks ahead and Nottingham due to the festival ((they later find out the festival isn’t until next weekend. Honestly canal and river trust should revoke their licence they have no clue what’s happening and you keep mentioning it. I think everyone… Continue reading Day Nine – Still here – Thursday 27th July
C.L. Peache 