Wednesday, 11 December 2024
Frederick on test, and the C&O canal
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The January edition of Canal Boat is out and includes my boat test on Frederick by Braidbar boats . There’s also a piece I wrote about the...
Monday, 18 November 2024
Dazzling Jewel on test
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The December Canal Boat is out, and includes my boat test on Dazzling Jewel by Cain Narrowboats .
Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Crick
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I came up to the boat yesterday afternoon, as I had a boat test to do today. This morning was very foggy across the marina. It was also fog...
Wednesday, 6 November 2024
From blacking: Day 2
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As I was ahead of schedule I had a pretty relaxed start to the day. I walked up to the village as I’d arranged to meet Kathryn for a cup of...
Tuesday, 5 November 2024
From blacking: Day 1
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I drove up to Weedon yesterday after an early shift, stopping at Brent Cross Tesco on the way for some shopping, and arriving at about 6.15....
Sunday, 20 October 2024
To blacking: Day 2
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It was very windy this morning, and we’d had some rain. We set off about 9am, struggling slightly to get away from the bank against the win...
Saturday, 19 October 2024
To blacking: Day 1
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Adrian came up to the boat yesterday, with a holdup on the A34 making it a very slow journey. I came up after an early shift at work. It rai...
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