I didn’t really expect to make any progress on the handrails today, as I had a boat test to do in Droitwich.  I’d parked my car in the villa...

Much easier to sleep today as it's been much cooler. Still the only boat here this evening, although I suspect a few have stopped durin...

It was pretty difficult to sleep today between night shifts, because it was so warm. I even got up at one point and opened the side hatch, ...

This morning it was Adrian who was awake early, so once again we set off at 7.15. The level in the pound had dropped a bit overnight, and t...

Another late shift today, and another day without running the engine. Adrian arrived back at the boat early evening; I got back much later...

Another day at work -- a late shift this time. Beforehand, I made a trip to the nearby Tesco to continue the restocking of the cupboards. ...

I was up at the crack of dawn (actually, before dawn) and on the 0517 train from Wolverton to London for an early shift. Adrian did some w...

We both slept very well, and so had a pretty slow start this morning. After breakfast, we went for a walk down to Willen Lake. One of the...

Adrian came up to the boat first thing this morning, arriving around 9.30. He got the boat ready for cruising, and did a few other jobs su...

This morning I did some work collating all the Crick boat reviews and sorting them into categories.  It was a bright sunny morning, and I go...

Adrian particularly has been working all hours recently, so with the conclusion of the project he's been working on we've managed to...

The reason for boating down to Wolverton on Tuesday, was that I had a couple of night shifts to do.  I have boat test tomorrow in the midlan...

This morning,  Tim Garland came to fit our new cratch cover.  The old one, which we think is probably the same age as the boat, was falling...

I came up to the boat this morning, and was surprised by how quiet the roads were.  At the boat, I put new glass in the stove door.  The pol...

We had an excellent meal at The Walnut Tree last night.  I had pork belly with lentils and chorizo, and cavalo nero; Adrian had venison with...

It's Adrian's birthday this weekend, so we're spending it on the boat.  I drove up from London at the end of a night shift this ...

I was on a night shift last night, so I drove up to Thrupp Wharf from London this morning after work. I stopped on the way to buy some coal...