We were supposed to be moving on today.. but.. a half asleep Dawson left the doors open when taking the dogs out in the morning, and let the cats out.. So.. after several hours of cat wrangling trying to get Tiggy back in.. we may need to call it a day and wait until tomorrow! […]
After several long days of moving, locks & various incidents!.. Time to stay put and relax for a day or two.. possibly through to the weekend. Suns out, solar panels have the batteries fully charged.. 4G signal good and strong.. with only the occasional train to break the chirping of the birds in the trees.. […]
Set off this morning with Dawson driving for the day as I needed to get some work done.. (A life afloat is good – but work does keep getting in the way) – and a very good drive it was. Easy all the way, good with locks – and even dealing with the cross wind […]
Another day – another pub! Kids can stay on the boat!!! Chin Chin!!! The Boathouse Braunston
Time to move on and heading for Crick – our 14 days at the mooring between bridge 19 and 20 on the Grand Union (Leicester Section) has come to an end.. Had fun at the moorings near Yelvertoft.. Water point.. rubbish bins.. and a free car park that was close to bridge 19 – which […]
So.. one week on.. 7 days after selling the house and moving aboard our narrowboat. Starting to get settled..Many thanks to friends and family for helping with this massive change in lifestyle.. Many runs up and down the M1 to store excessive stuff.. many traffic jams.. stowed away as much as we think we need […]
Thats it.. House is sold.. Boat Ready.. Friends all lined up to help us move.. Time to go from land dwellers to boat dwellers! Let the adventure begin! ( As soon as we stop panicking about not getting everything in the van.. how is this all going to fit in (or on) a narrowboat! ) […]