All is now well with Felucca again, hurrah! She had us worried for a while… Lovely Pete from River & Canal Rescue turned up promptly to sort us out with a new throttle cable and lots of cable ties. Apparently,…
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Slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
So after a week going up the Avon, we locked up into Stratford basin at the terminus of the Stratford canal… and as we were finishing a textbook reverse park, the throttle failed. No harm done, we are safely moored…
Posted in The Boat
Strange purchases you make when you live on a boat
Actual shopping trip in Pershore asda. Five litres of antifreeze, three litres of red wine and a wooden bowl. Party time!
Posted in Life Aboard, The Boat
The happy hooker
A day of DIY. Hooks up, and loaded with ‘foraged’ rosemary, grater, ladle, shiny new string bag and German sausage. Hurrah.
Posted in The Boat
Through the keyhole
Near disaster this morning, as we discover we have been sold a load of old tat. Our anti vandal keys didn’t work so we had to wait for another boat to come and let us through the locks.
Posted in Boat Handling, The Boat
Quiet time
Thanks to all our visitors this weekend. What larks! Tom is studying the Mikuni manual and doing some complex calculations that require counting on fingers. Very impressive. I am reading L.T.C. Rolt’s seminal account of his trip on the narrowboat…
First day, first visitors
Engine inspection (see pic for a bit of engine porn): check. Fix centre rope and fenders: check. Three point turn to get out of the marina (hardly any swearing): check. And off we went! Now canals aren’t known for their…
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