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Monthly Archives: April 2006
Canal repairs
A damaged culvert brought part of the Grand Union canal to a stop last week. Unfortunately I’d left Bristol Fashion in the middle of the closed section of the canal. After work I found a British Waterways dredger under the … Continue reading
(Not quite) The Poseidon Adventure
I went to the Malt Shovel pub last night for a meal (calves liver and bacon is good) and at closing time walked back to the boat. Walking along the boat to bed I put my bare foot down on … Continue reading
Boaters who blog
I use my blog to talk about the experience of living aboard. Other people keep a blog as a log of their journeys; some record their experiences of building a boat; some spread towpath news. But who are these blogging … Continue reading
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Boats that make me smile
Some boats make me envious – wide beam barges with bright shiny paintwork; some boats impress – beautiful old wooden cruisers, and some boats really make me smile. These are a few of the latter: Three brightly coloured boats moored … Continue reading
Paint your boat
Lately I’ve been feeling embarrassed at all the scrape marks and rust on the lower half of Bristol Fashion. Not to mention the initials in silver spray-paint where some kid tagged the boat in Camden last weekend. Not exactly ship-shape. … Continue reading
The necessities of life…
Living on a boat, I have most of the facilities you’d find in a house: they just work a little differently and require more thinking ahead. There’s a large water tank at the front of the boat which I refill … Continue reading
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Little Venice
Little Venice is one of my favourite places to moor for a few days. It’s near Paddington station from where I can catch a train to work; there’s an interesting and ever-changing line of boats along the towpath and attractive … Continue reading
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