[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With the decision made to head towards London we prepared ourselves to tackle going up the Northampton flight of 17 locks. But not before an early morning wake up with Jim letting us know they were off to the hospital to get Chris’s hand checked out. She had attempted to save a cat from the…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Someone famous once said, “life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans” (John Lennon I believe). Anyway, we have had a bit of a lesson over the last week to literally go with the flow, be flexible and above all, accept what is. We are currently just onto the River Nene at Northampton…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After tentatively emerging from the marina last Tuesday, back onto the North Oxford Canal, we headed the few miles toward Rugby. It wasn’t long before we felt like a butterfly finally out of the chrysalis. All our fears of forgetting how to live aboard, safely steer our vessel or indeed know if we were where…
The map shows you where we have been moored for the last week or so but we are now on our way to Rugby and moored near bridge 81 on the North Oxford Canal. We are finally on the move and if the weather permits should be making progress into new territory within the next…
We are moored near the beautifully named Birdingbury Wharf Bridge (opposite the Boat Inn!!) at the top of the Stockton flock flight having our solar panels fitted – at last!!! We have been talking about this since we first purchased our lovely floating home and are very excited that we have finally been able to…
The days of autumn are getting shorter and we are slowly going into hibernation. The ever changing colours of the foliage have been beautiful as we cruise along the canal. The windy, overcast and wet days are somewhat ameliorated by the sheer beauty of the countryside during this season. It was twelve short months ago…
Here we are moored outside of Tesco at Warwick again ready to restock with fresh supplies. We have had a very full and exciting week achieving a few things and getting good news. Most importantly our health. Bob’s visit to Moorfield’s Eye Hospital service yesterday (Thursday 6th November) was successful. The eye is still a…
We enjoyed a lovely meal and drinks with Jim and Chris at the Wharf Inn on Monday evening, and reluctantly said farewell – for now. The weather was pretty bad on Tuesday 21st so we got going on Wednesday easily making it to the top of the Napton flight by the evening. Our friends from…
We took a little longer to get to Stoke Bruerne than we thought having caught up with our friends on NB Moody Blues – Jane and Michael. We interrupted her work and his painting to enjoy a long conversation about pram covers and paint and other things narrowboat over a couple of cups of tea.…
Here we are back in Milton Keynes briefly after a very eventful 10 days. On Sunday 7th September we had a brilliant farewell meal with our friends Mick and Kendra, their daughter Rose, Chris and Sue, their daughter Sam and grandson Riley at the Crystal Palace in Berkhamsted. Highly recommended and all Bron’s gluten free…