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Goodbye Thames, hello Oxford Canal

On the Oxford Canal, On the Thames · October 21, 2010

Isis Lock

Boating on the Thames in Autumn has been a wonderful experience. It's quiet this time of year, with hardly any narrowboats still cruising. …

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Spooky moorings at Mapledurham

On the Thames · October 15, 2010

At Mapledurham the river's edge was shallow so, after a couple of attempts to moor more conventionally, we tied our narrowboat to …

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Temple Island

On the Thames · October 14, 2010

Temple Island near Henley-on-Thames

The first time I drove past Temple Island, several years ago on the way to Henley-on-Thames, it was early morning and so foggy I could …

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Moored on the Thames at Marlow

On the Thames · October 11, 2010

Narrowboat moored in Marlow

Very attractive moorings just west of Marlow town, and a great excuse to figure out how to take panoramic photos on my new camera. My …

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Moored outside Hampton Court

On the Thames · October 3, 2010

How's this for a pretty fine spot for our first night on the Thames, moored outside the gates of Hampton Court? We looked around the …

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Nicholson Waterways Guides

On the Thames · March 22, 2007

Nicholson Waterways Guides

The Nicholson Waterways Guides are absolutely invaluable to boaters Their guide for the Grand Union Canal is always open on the dashboard …

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More boats that make me smile

On the Grand Union Canal, On the Thames · January 27, 2007

This is L'Escargot, a boat I've passed several times in Uxbridge and on the Thames:This tiny narrowboat was near Black Jack's Lock:An …

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Single-handed boating on the canals

On the Thames · September 5, 2006

Single handed boating on the canal in Soulbury

I live alone on my narrowboat and I mostly travel alone. Single-handed boating brings with it particular difficulties and other boaters, …

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Goodbye River Thames

On the Thames · September 4, 2006

Richmond Lock and Weir

My summer on the River Thames is over and it's back to the relative quiet of the canals. Left Kingston and made the short trip to …

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Nice place, couldn’t leave

On the Thames · September 3, 2006

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 …

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More repairs

On the Thames · September 2, 2006

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 …

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Bristol fashion behind Bristol

On the Thames · August 17, 2006

Thanks to Simon Robinson (on a boat called Bristol) for sending me this photo of Bristol Fashion. At the time I was driving round looking …

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Flooded River Ouse in York

Flooding in York

In York the towpath beside the museum gardens is flooded, and the moorings are hidden below about a metre and a half’s rise in the water level.

York

Selby to York

There was a surprising amount of floating junk to avoid on the tidal river between Selby and York, mostly large logs and branches but also a dead cow.

Narrowboat Trilby

Paul Widdowson boat in Sheffield

Narrowboat Audrey Too was built by Paul Widdowson.We hadn’t seen another boat by the same builder, but on arriving at Sheffield’s Victoria Quays, we were put near to another Paul Widdowson built boat called Trilby.

Bridges to Sheffield

Through Tinsley Locks to Sheffield

Alisha’s doing temp work near Sheffield until the end of June, so we’ve decided to stay there for a few weeks. The Tinsley Flight of 11 small locks has to be traversed to reach Sheffield. It didn’t start raining until we were at the penultimate lock, and the shower was heavy but quick. On arrival in Sheffield’s Victoria Quays there was a rainbow.

Grand Union Canal

Best canalside cafe

Terrapin spotted in canal

Blisworth Tunnel

Headed towards Blisworth Tunnel

Coot with its young

Coots nests

Narrowboat Audrey Too

Back on the water on Narrowboat Audrey Too

Life on land

Movable Bridges

Another boat is baptised

Marinas and wireless Internet

Aqueduct

Gongoozling at Stoke Bruerne

Great Linford to Stoke Bruerne

Leeds and Liverpool

Stern of frozen narrowboat

Winterising our narrowboat

Narrowboat Audrey Too in snow

Thaw and freeze

Narrowboat in the frozen canal

Surviving winter on a narrowboat

Narrowboat in the snow

Narrowboat in the snow

Swans and ducks on the frozen canal

Audrey Too in the ice at Rodley

Stuck in the ice at Rodley

British waterways van and narrowboat

Leeds to Rodley in the cold and snow

Regent’s Canal

Islington Tunnel

Cruise from Paddington to Islington

Boats that make me smile

Paint your boat

I’m trying to sink your boat

Narrowboat Icebreaker

Angel and wild geese

London Canal Museum. Photo by Alan Murray-Rust

London Canal Museum

River Thames

The cost of mooring

Womad Festival by boat

Swimming the length of the Thames

Windsor

Row, row, row… oh, let’s not bother

Locks on the Thames

What does B.O.A.T. stand for?

Taggs Island

Tagg’s Island

First time on the Thames

Thames cruise

Aire and Calder

Wooden seat varnished, deck painted

Painting and varnishing, getting our narrowboat ready to travel

River Lee

Canalside regeneration?

Sheffield and South Yorkshire

Narrowboat Trilby

Paul Widdowson boat in Sheffield

Bridges to Sheffield

Through Tinsley Locks to Sheffield

Sprotbrough on the River Don

Doncaster's secure moorings

Sykehouse Lock to Doncaster in windy weather

I won't go cruising without...

I won’t go cruising without…

Two very straight canals with lift and swing bridges

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