Did I say we didn’t have rain, so far? Well, when we leave Runcorn it is raining. Guess who’s on the tiller? With all that spare time we can afford to stop at the Lion Salt Works. An old ‘salt factory’ turned into a very interesting museum. Just the kind of thing I like. Lawrance … Read More →
Yes, we’ve left the marina. And changed our plans completely. The Llangollen Canal will have to wait till next year. We will go down the Trent& Mersey. Stop at Stafford Boat Club to enable Lawrance to go to his army reunion, and replan after that. We have heaps of time to get to Stafford, so … Read More →
It’s Saturday morning. The sun is shining (through thin clouds), the wind is blowing (30 miles/hr), snow flakes are falling. Lawrance is watching Saturday Kitchen. I’m on the computer. Was this not the day we planned to start cruising? Yes, it was. But except from some minor things we have to deal with, here in the … Read More →
Open a cupboard: wrong cupboard. Open the cratch cover: wrong side. Leaving for our annual summer cruise: wrong weather. (Next to me in bed: wrong man?) Everything got wrong, since I have a pasta machine, and WRT has a new front fender. Before I moved on the boat, I got rid of 95%, maybe even … Read More →
Usually my answer to this question is: “No”. But I might have to change this. Because last night I went to bed with a hot water bottle; the second time since I moved onto WRT. Weird, because there was no ice in the marina. Not when I went to bed, and not when I got … Read More →
Today we have the rare opportunity to see a glimpse of the underworld, the part of the canal that is underneath WRT (and is hidden from view by thick layers of mud). Locks need maintenance, once every so often, and after 20 or 30 years the lock gates usually need replacement. The locks on the … Read More →
Most countries on the continent will broadcast the New Year’s Concert in Vienna. I didn’t spot it in the TV-guide, although BBC Two did show it. So I missed it. But that’s not a problem. Ann has bought two tickets for me and her, to go to the New Year’s Concert of the Scottish Chamber … Read More →
Sometime last year, probably when we were on the Mon&Brec, the word pantomime was mentioned. I must have said that I had never seen a real pantomime. Wrong, of course, because here I am, in the restored and redeveloped Perth Theatre, to watch it’s first production: Aladdin. And I’m in for a great surprise… To … Read More →
It’s baltic here. There is at least a metre of snow, and the fire works overtime. It must be that time of the year. So WRT, Lawrance and me can only say: No, be real, let’s start again. It’s 11°C, with light clouds. The wind is 20 m/hr. We’re only dreaming of a white Christmas. … Read More →
It was not the last post on the weblog either (see Last Post?). And the home-made products are increasing. Just imagine yourself in Tesco, on the Friday before Christmas. It’s absolutely packed, with people trying to buy things they usually never buy. One of these people is me. We’re having our annual Christmas get-together. Being … Read More →