A significant and somewhat challenging component of our adventure has been dealing with the ramifications of Bob contracting the shingles virus in his right eye some 3 months before our scheduled departure from Australia in November 2013. Despite having a diagnosis and treatment started in Australia, and being warned that this was likely to be…
We have been travelling on and off with Chris and Jim Smith and their narrowboat “Sylph” since meeting them by chance at Thrupp on the Oxford Canal in July 2014. They are such very good company and we have certainly not yet run out of stories to tell, experiences to share, opinions to broadcast and…
After braving out the weather of the last six weeks in Great Haywood we have finally moved on and are now moored safely at Penkridge on the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal North, a stepping stone to the great big adventure planned for this summer!. It has been a month since the last blog and whilst…
We are still happily moored in Great Haywood enjoying the frosts, snow, rain, sunshine, icy canal and muddy towpath!!!!! We have enjoyed several shared meals with Jim and Chris on Sylph as well as shopping trips to Lichfield and Burton upon Trent. Our main activity during this time has been a side trip – to…
Other than short trips to London to take care of personal business, we had always planned a few side trips to take advantage of our close proximity to Europe and the rest of the UK. Our first of these had been planned since well before we left Australia. A trip to Venice, Italy to celebrate…