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 […]
Leaving Welford After a week on the boat at Welford, Monte the Cat and I set out on our summer expedition. My plan was to make for the Ashby Canal as friends have told me it is quite lovely. Plus it isn’t that far (in narrowboat terms) from Welford. So, come Sunday evening after hanging […]
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 […]