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Day 46 – Friday 1st September – You guessed it…

It's Friday 8th in the real world. Sorry the blog is late again but my tinternet has been shocking and i've not been able to receive a good enough signal to post. Even now it's not brilliant but here goes... i've used an old photo of the boat which is how it looked when we… Continue reading Day 46 – Friday 1st September – You guessed it…

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Day 44 – Wednesday 30th August – Boat jobs

It’s been a wonderful day. I’ve properly enjoyed it. ((Have you finally been talked into having HRT or have you started on the rose wine??)) Nope, just a natural high. I was aching soooooooooo much last night and slept so well after it being non-stop but woke up feeling ready to get stuck into more… Continue reading Day 44 – Wednesday 30th August – Boat jobs

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Day 38 – Thursday 24th August – Boat blacking

Continuing from yesterday… the next lock was Eastwood lock which I can remember nothing about ((Of course you carn’t Peachy. It’s not as if anyone actually expects these blogs to be informative!))  I will attempt to give a better account on my way back! We finally arrived to Langley Mill Lock and as luck would… Continue reading Day 38 – Thursday 24th August – Boat blacking

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Day Eight – Stoke – Wednesday 26th July

We were up early and decided to seize the day as we needed some water, so we ((That royal ‘we’ again)) swung the boat out into the river and let the river’s flow gently take us back to the lock area where the water point is. We were surprised how well it worked and we… Continue reading Day Eight – Stoke – Wednesday 26th July

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Day Two – Staying put at Hazelford Lock – Thursday 20th July

We wake up to the sound of a flock geese flying over and I think, ‘that’s strange’ we don’t normally hear that in the marina. It’s usually the sound of ducks drilling against the side of the boat or as in Newark’s case; the sound of sirens. I honestly never knew there were so many… Continue reading Day Two – Staying put at Hazelford Lock – Thursday 20th July