Living on a Narrowboat
And away!
Into the wilds….
Again.
I’ve been at Brentford since Sunday.
I was expecting the odd boat to turn up, but so far none, and it’s now Wednesday morning.
Good job I booked my OWN passage this time.
I would have been sat here for a while… moored up on the Brent.
Here’s a picture of one of my neighbours.
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday.
Visited Kew Gardens yesterday.
Continue reading “Out the gate”For now.
I arrived there last night to find the place closed and my path north blocked
The picture is me at the closed lock entrance.
It’s called Denham Deep Lock. It’s above Uxbridge. As you can see on the map, it marks the end of LONDON proper.
Looking at the CRT Stoppages and Closures , it’s not just closed for a couple of days, more like 1 month or so. It’s due to re-open on the 10th of December!
Looks like I’ll be finding another way home!
Yep, that’s it. More down (to Brentford Tidal Lock), Across (to Oxford), Up (to Banbury… again :[ ).
I was looking forward to living somewhere new.
Still every cloud.
Continue reading “Deep Lock Dead”Now that I’ve completed the practical side of this trading course, I have one more assignment to do and the course goes off for marking.
Before I do that, I’m going to get out of London.
Much as I’ve enjoyed my stay here, I need to move out. I’m running out of firewood and coal and with a bike and no car, that’s going to be a ball-ache to arrange logistically.
To be fair, every expense has been spared!
Apart from the Tube fares, I’ve lived as a Londoner this last 3 weeks.
Let’s have a look at what I would have spent:
Accommodation from booking.com: 17 nights – Cheapest £300 (dorm), Most expensive £6000. Average £1800 (B&B).
Food from The Savvy Backpacker: Lunch £5, Coffee £4, Dinner £15-20. Daily £30 x 17 = £510
So maybe £2000 for staying in a hotel and eating out.
Continue reading “Leaving London”Here I am in London. Alperton.
It’s more countrified that Oxfordshire, at least in terms of noise. A lot quieter…
Apart from the mania cyclists, it’s difficult to know you’re in London!
It took me until Tuesday last week to get down here.
When I took the first tube into London, Tottenham court road, it told me it was costing £13.90 return! Which I believed.
Last time I lived in London, it was £4 to zone 1-4, (central to suburbs). £13.90 came as a bit of a shock!
Due to this, my first day after going in to study, I looked into moving the boat.
But before doing this, I registered my Oyster card on the internet.
Turns out the card pre-charges you on journeys! Either that, or the machine was telling me completely the wrong fares!
One or the other, this is my journey history to and from.
As you can see, it’s no-where near £14.
Following on from that, I saw no reason to move the boat.
I like it here in…
Continue reading “Alperton – Close to Wembley, London”
