Summer is over…. Apologies for the delay in sharing the final part of my summer adventure on Pea Green with Monte. A wonky depressed head has been a bit debilitating in recent weeks. ‘Normal’ service – whatever that is – is gradually being restored. Leaving the Ashby Having waved goodbye to the Ashby canal Pea […]
Bus challenge looming From Braunston Pea Green’s summer narrowboat journey continued to Rugby. All new territory for me, though I am sure Pea Green has been to these spots before. Little did I realise that the challenge ahead was more to do with buses than boats. Leaving Braunston On yet another hot and sunny morning, […]
The trip continues With Monte back onboard Pea Green has continued her summer adventures, heading for Braunston and a marvellous sunny weekend of trading. Along the way I have met some lovely people, including a customer from Norfolk Island in the South Pacific who bought a teapot! (I am going to claim teapot visitation rights…..) […]
Lunacy of my purchase Today as I look at Pea Green it is difficult to remember the detox and fixing that has taken place, since August 2016. In hindsight I am incredulous that I bought a boat that was such a mess, and slightly amazed that I could see through the slopped-on pink paint, 8 […]
Where to add the name With the outside of Pea Green’s cabin painted green, and the name officially changed on the Canal and River Trust (CRT) website all that remained was to paint the new name on the boat. This of course, had to be done twice, on each side. With my usual approach of […]
First time single-handed My first single-handed excursion took place on 1st September 2016, a couple of weeks after the epic move to Welford. Although I was grateful to Willy Nilly for his help, I knew I needed to get to grips with handling the boat alone. The only way was to bite the bullet and […]