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Womad Festival by boat
Attending a music festival by boat transforms the experience. No queuing for toilets or showers, sitting in a tent in the rain or cooking on wonky calor stoves. This year I took my home afloat to Womad (world music and … Continue reading
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Swimming the length of the Thames
Coming up to Caversham Lock I drove past a man who’s swimming the whole length of the Thames, from source to sea. Lewis Pugh started on 17th July near Cirencester and his destination was Southend Pier. He had already been … Continue reading
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Lost it, dropped it, found it
So far I’ve lost in the water… three windlasses (dropped in locks); four mooring pins (now I only buy the sort with eye holes); one boathook (while trying to moor in strong wind); one set of keys (always keep a … Continue reading
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Windsor
This Sunday some friends joined me in Windsor to go boating, eight of us in all. Bristol Fashion, being in a Dutch Barge style, has a wooden cabin at the back to keep the driver dry and warm, but today … Continue reading
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Row, row, row… oh, let’s not bother
On the way to Windsor a couple of people in rowing boats waved at me and asked for a lift. They were supposed to have taken the boats back by noon and the only way they’d get there on time … Continue reading
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Locks on the Thames
The locks on the Thames are somewhat different to those I’ve used on the canals. In my regular haunts, between Camden, Cowley and Hanwell, there are over 20 miles of canal with no locks and it’s easy to cover a … Continue reading