Adrian came up to the boat yesterday, got the fire going and did some shopping.  I was working a night shift, and got the train up this morn...

The January edition of Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test of Sacred , a bit wide beam by Elton Moss.

To Alvechurch today for a boat test.  Right by the marina there were lots of moored boats to weave through.

The December Canal Boat contains my boat test on the latest offering from Norton Canes Boat Services.

Yesterday morning we were at the Premier inn at Walsall, right by the canal basin.  Adrian had stayed there overnight, having been at a conf...

This little ferry across the Thames is one of London’s secrets.  It being a nice, warm, calm, and sunny day, and needing to get to North Gre...

We thoroughly enjoyed the Nene, but it was much smaller and much prettier than we’d been expecting.  It came as a bit of a surprise that the...