Are We There Yet?

Today started with some kind of normality in that it was as close to our normal retired, not doing up a boat, routine. We had a civilised breakfast meeting and, still refusing to look at maps, I asked how far we were away from Crick, the biggest, most popular inland waterways festival in the UK for […]

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It’s The Weekend

When you are retired it’s difficult enough to know what day it is, never mind if it’s a weekend or not. I can see most of you nodding from here! Our destination for Friday night’s mooring was Gayton Marina. As we approached I could see it on our starboard side, with a recently mown lawn […]

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River to Canal

Day 16 – Friday 19th May 2023 We moored outside of Northampton Thursday evening after another long day having completed 9 locks broken up by enjoying an unexpected brief lunch at the Britannia Inn.  It had a welcome sign we couldn’t refuse – Moor Up and Join Us. As I knew it was going to […]

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Real Asparagus?

We set off Sunday morning 14th May our deadline. Not caring if there was still a river warning in place as we really did want to be the other side of Wansford and its threat of river closure the following day. At last the sun is shining. At last I can catch up with laundry, […]

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