It's the end of our fourth year of owning Briar Rose.  This year we've covered 588 miles and passed through 402 locks.  We've sp...

One of the things we had done while Briar Rose was at Heyford Fields being blacked was a repair to the weed hatch.  I really like the Tyler ...

Not so sunny today -- in fact, it was pretty chilly when we set off at around 8.15.  Everything looks very spring-like, even so, with the he...

We slept well but were still awake quite early.  After breakfast, Adrian did some work and I continued writing up yesterday's boat test....

I had a boat test to do this morning at Yelvertoft Marina.  During the test, I heard a boat getting ready to leave, and it turned out to be ...

Our new licences have arrived -- and for the third year in a row they're green, which matches the boat.  As usual, I've laminated...

The May issue of Canal Boat is out, and includes my review of Cherry 2  by Milburn Boats .