Not much of a move, but I’m on a different canal now. Blisworth Arm. Leads to the River Nene which has been non-navigable for the last few weeks. I believe it’s calming down now, and the boats are starting to come past me again. Blisworth Arm It’s very quite here. The bird sing a lot. […]
This is my new location, commonly named ‘Gayton Junction’. I was here last year, only under the A43 flyover, listening to the cars and trains and painting my boat during the day. The boat is painted now, and I don’t have to stay under the flyover. You can see Bonnie on the picture if you […]
Arrived on Sunday. Moved through the tunnel, across the snow covered wastelands of Northampton. Most of the journey is underground, through the Blisworth tunnel, which is if I remember rightly, a little over a mile. Now located in Blisworth, where I will stay for the next couple of weeks. Blisworth is OK. It’s got a […]
I’ve been here for a week now. Due to life events of one type or another, haven’t got round to updating the blog until today. Stoke Bruerne Last stop before you go into Buckinghamshire. Stoke Bruene is at the top of a set of six locks. Not wanting to go down the six locks, I’ve […]
Last night in Nether Heyford. Had to sleep on the fold out. Woke up to put wood on the fire two or three times. Can’t imagine what it must be like on other, less well equipped boats. I didn’t get the best night’s sleep but I certainly wasn’t uncomfortable. Here’s some ducks. (Visited 41 times, […]
Got this USB Voltmeter to charge up my devices and let me know how much PD I’ve got in my battery. USB Voltmeter Mobile/fitbit/tablet/other devices All use USB rather than 240v or any other fitting. I saw this device on ebay and it’s taken me since October to figure out where to put it! Here […]
Or slightly outside. When I was doing the compliance, they called it ‘Flore’. Not really Flore, but closer to the motorway. Nether Hayford Has a shop and two pubs. Bakers. Other bits and pieces. It’s not such a bad place. Was going to stay in Weedon, but they decided they’re going to shut the A5 […]
The winter mooring has finished, and I’m off again. What a waste of time it was. When they said ‘Braunston’ with roughly a mile of 24/48/14 day moorings, I didn’t anticipate they’d put me outside the village. Braunston Village Is fair enough. The people at the post office are friendly, and will try and resolve […]
Just a short video about some changes made to the boat. I’ve fitted these now. They’ve been on for a few weeks. The boat has warmed up. If I take it in fuel terms, I’ve used about 40% of the fuels I would usually use since fitting these devices. That’s about 50% fuels savings in […]
I’ve been here two weeks, but only just moved onto my ‘winter moorings’ today. It doesn’t look to great at the moment, but the boat in front is moving along, so I’ll get his spot. It’s brighter, with a view through the trees at Braunston Church. Braunston vs Devizes Devizes, where I winter moored last […]