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Monthly Archives: September 2006
Hanwell Flight
Travelled from Brentford to Cowley. It was an exhausting trip to do alone on such a hot day and the worst part was climbing the flight of six locks at Hanwell. Half way through I had to stop for a … Continue reading
Bristol Fashion: the movie
Here’s some video clips of Bristol Fashion on her journey from Whilton Marina to London, made in the first few weeks after I’d bought the boat. Highlights include getting stuck in the shallows and operating the swing bridge at Hemel. … Continue reading
Spiders on a boat
Why do spiders love boats so much? Bristol Fashion has been teeming with them over the summer. Yes spiders eat other insects, fantastic, good for them. But in the mornings I don’t want to wake up, step out of bed … Continue reading
Goodbye Thames
My summer on the Thames is over and it’s back to the relative quiet of the canals. Left Kingston and made the short trip to Teddington Lock where both locks were filling up with narrowboats. Some of the boaters were … Continue reading
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Nice place, couldn’t leave
I moored near Hampton Court Palace for a few days, on the other side of the Thames in East Molesey. It’s a charming, old-fashioned place with small cafes and antique shops. When I went to leave I found I couldn’t. … Continue reading
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More repairs
Bristol Fashion is at Tim Barfield’s marina again, opposite Tagg’s Island, being repaired. Lately I’ve had a lot of water in the bilge and I asked the boatyard to find out where it was coming from. It turns out that … Continue reading