Canal journey ahead After the Rugby bus incident, I was keen to continue my canal journey towards the Ashby, and away from the construction work close to bridge 66. This would include navigating a tunnel, swing-bridge and a lock. My first day out of Rugby I didn’t go very far, mooring close to the ‘All […]
I am a trickster! Having set you up for a photo-DIY-before-and-after post this week I am going to disappoint you! Last weekend I spent three days trading, for the first time, from Pea Green. As my memory is so poor, I thought I had better write about it now, rather than waiting. Bank Holiday jinx […]
Foxton and its locks I have dragged many visitors to Foxton Locks since my random move to Northants 20+ years ago. Way before my mad boat buying I would take unsuspecting guests to Foxton, only 20-ish minutes from home. Once there I always seem to have the same routine. Parking in the top car-park, meandering […]
Obsessive boat buying Having decided, on that fateful visit to Oundle Marina, to buy a narrowboat I became a woman possessed seeking a boat. This anxiety-driven-need had happened to me before. Previously in relation to buying flights (hence having travelled a ridiculous amount), houses (luckily I have managed to buy only two – not […]