Well we made it – we scraped the profile gauge that was supposed to be the indicator of whether we would get through the lowest openly navigable tunnel on the inland waterway network, but thought it was worth a try. If you think it’s worth it – give it a go – seems a worthyContinue reading “If you think it’s worth it – give it a go!”
Tag Archives: boatlife
New waters and nerve-wracking decisions
A change of scene does us all good, as boaters know only too well. This week we’ve begun exploring the Caldon, somewhere we’ve wanted to travel for the past five years. Problems with locks and water levels have stopped us until now, but now we are here. The Canal takes off from the Trent &Continue reading “New waters and nerve-wracking decisions”
Never take life for granted
Like the English weather, we were reminded this week that life can turn on its head in a split second or even be extinguished as fast. Four years ago this week, we sold up, moved life and work onto a 50ft narrowboat saying: “We’ll try this for two years and see how it goes.” We’reContinue reading “Never take life for granted”
Taking a break
These are the weeks of the year I find hardest. This year, they seem harder than ever after so many joyous moments that have been missed by those I’ve lost. Moments they would have loved to have been part of. We lost them all in different years but all in August. I find myself thinkingContinue reading “Taking a break”
What next? Where next? And How?
It’s been steaming this past week on the canal in more ways than one. Met up with steam-powered narrowboat Tixall on her way from Audlem to the River Weaver, and of course there’s been the heat from the weather, let alone a furnace producing steam! We’re starting August in a strange place in more waysContinue reading “What next? Where next? And How?”
A new POV on a floating life
What an amazing fortnight it’s been – a joyous wedding in glorious sunshine of our youngest daughter and the gaining for us of a wonderful son-in-law. The bringing together of so many friends and four generations of family from all over the globe, some we haven’t see for years, and many who haven’t seen eachContinue reading “A new POV on a floating life”
When personal tragedy strikes, can we count on our fellow humans?
Are people fundamentally good? Thomas Hobbes maintained that people were totally self-centred, while Jean-Jacques Rousseau was totally committed to the theory that people were fundamentally good. Hobbes was English and lived in the 17th century. Rousseau was French and lived a century later. Could that indicate both were right in their national experience, or perhapsContinue reading “When personal tragedy strikes, can we count on our fellow humans?”
Be the change
There’s been what feels like a meteoric change in the UK this week, one I hope we can be part of bringing onto the waterways. This week we’ve had the pleasure and privilege of spending time with those who count, who really count – the next generations. These are the individuals who will shape ourContinue reading “Be the change”
Election matters
General elections are different when you live afloat as a continuous cruiser, moving from location to location. We’ve already voted via postal votes after managing to register to vote as No Fixed Abode voters – see our previous blog for the ins and outs of that initial saga! This election has brought us clear positives:Continue reading “Election matters”
Hooked on giving therapy, income and joy
Life alternates for us these days between a static floating existence at point A and frenetic activity before returning to point A. It seems perhaps how we used to live in the years before we moved afloat. It feels like living for a while with more gentle sunsets than electrifying sunrises. Family needs mean thatContinue reading “Hooked on giving therapy, income and joy”
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