Allow me a little interruption in the narrowboat adventures to bring you a piece of exciting news which I’ve been desperate to share. As you will know if you follow my author journey I signed a multiple book/novella contracts with Saga Fiction a few years ago. This was a new venture for all of us.… Continue reading BIG NEWS!
11.49Today is moving day for boats and the pontoon all but empties as one by one the boaters move on. It seems 10 am is generally the acceptable time to get out and get on with the day. Chris swings the boat out as well as he can as the river is flowing quickly after… Continue reading Day Six – Gunthorpe to Stoke Baldolph – Monday 24th July
Today it’s started a bit better weather wise with some blue skies so we decided it was time for wash day but before that we went for a visit to the Elsan as you do. We tested our little twin tub when we were in the marina but this is our first proper wash. It… Continue reading Day Five – Gunthorpe – Sunday 23rd July
We’ve woken up to a miserable morning as the weather has come out in force but we couldn’t be cosier on the boat as we planned – as much as you can plan when cruising to stay anywhere on the rivers and canals. But we are set for a couple of nights to see out… Continue reading Day Four – Gunthorpe Floating Pontoons- Saturday 22nd July
8.30 am I’m chilling out doing a few social media posts when I hear a familiar noise coming from the shower pump! It’s all hands to the deck and our new system of ‘knowing where everything is’ has worked well and we soon have a torch and screwdriver to hand with a hammer lurking in… Continue reading Day Three – Hazelford Lock to Gunthorpe Lock – Friday 21st July
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