This is exactly the situation in which my Ann comes in handy. This is me, moored up in Middlewich, just before King’s Lock. Some people just don’t give any room to manoeuvre! And, even with being on rings, I’ve noticed that, as soon as I start loosening a rope, the biggest wide beam you’ve ever … Read More →
Meet Ann. No, I don’t mean the one that lives on the boat in front of me. No, I have my own Ann. And she is absolutely essential when I have to moor up. Especially when mooring up on pins. Because in that situation I should have two hands to hold the boat steady, and … Read More →
Seven narrowboats, one cruiser and two wide beams. From a cruising club further on the Bridgewater Canal, as I later found out. Their motto must be: We’re very experienced, we cruise only once a year, but do this EVERY year. And we meet some of them on the beginning of the Leigh branch, that has, … Read More →
After over a year of writer’s block, there might be new posts on this blog. Since the last post in December 2020 things have changed quite a bit, to say the least. Changed to such an extend, that the boat name now is a complete lie. There is no WE anymore; Lawrance lives on his … Read More →
So what do we do the rest of the year? Well, we do go into the lockdown I expected. From the 5th of November till the 2nd of December. So I have to celebrate my 65th birthday completely different from what I was hoping to do. My plans were to go to Cornwall for a … Read More →
I know, I just noticed the date of my last post… So this one will cover SIX MONTHS! Well, I suppose I could divide it in two: our time cruising, and our time not cruising. Therefore Season’s Greetings part 1 (cruising) and Season’s Greetings part 2 (not cruising). Yes, we actually do cruise. We leave … Read More →
And we’ve already done 14 locks… The experienced boater will do a quick calculation: 14 locks, that means they must be on the Middlewich Branch. Well, no. We’re still in the marina. The first We that is NOT me and Lawrance, but it’s actually WRT. We’re out just means: we’re out of the water, or, … Read More →
Today, and yesterday, and the day before. And last week, and the week before that. No gale force winds, no torrential rain, plenty of sunshine. A perfect day to spend locked down, in the marina. Just before the sun comes up, I get up. It’s awful quiet, not only because it’s around 5am but also … Read More →
And everything else that happened between my last post in February and now. First of all me and Ann went to London to see Cirque du Soleil, visit various museums and eat at posh restaurants. And see millions of kids… We did the National History Museum. That was a waste of time; it only took … Read More →
And polished brass again and again. And cleaned windows again and again. Something like that. An update of all that happened over the last month or so. First of all I still owe you the results of the oliebollen bake contest. No, they didn’t really look like oliebollen. Yes, they were round, and had approximately … Read More →