authorlife, boat, cruising

Our longest cruise and muddy towpaths! Day 256

Wednesday 3rd April Day 256 We are up early and cranking it by 8am and it's our longest cruise to date. It is a very changeable day but generally drizzly. I make the massive mistake of deciding I’m going to start my exercise plan of walking some of the tow paths but honestly with all… Continue reading Our longest cruise and muddy towpaths! Day 256

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We are cranking it! London bound… Day 253

Sunday 31st March Day 253 The clocks changed last night, so of course we spend the day saying "well it would have been so and so time". We desperately need water – you can tell the boat is sitting higher at the bow ((You could just sit in it to balance it out!)) and I… Continue reading We are cranking it! London bound… Day 253

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Narrowboat life, YouTube and author adventures. Day 240 – 246 /Mon 18th – Sun 24th March

Monday 18th March Day 240 Monday morning sees me at the dinette at 8.30am after a coffee in bed and a few more chapters read. I spend a few hours working on the freelance book festival work and then start faffing again with the canal book. I really need to get a move on and… Continue reading Narrowboat life, YouTube and author adventures. Day 240 – 246 /Mon 18th – Sun 24th March

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More narrowboat DIY. Day 186

Wednesday 24th January Day 186It’s more boat jobs today as the sanding is finished so it’s time to crack on with the painting and sorting the kitchen. Back when we bought the boat in May 2022 we sanded and painted the ceiling and all the walls as we didn’t want quite so much wood showing… Continue reading More narrowboat DIY. Day 186

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Getting the boat ready to go away!

Wednesday 27th December Day 158 Today consists of doing jobs and getting the boat ready which basically means eating lots of food as we are defrosting the fridge/freezer before we go as there is no point in having it running and using electric whilst we are away and it was due a defrosting so worked… Continue reading Getting the boat ready to go away!