As ever, we love the winter mornings. Low sun rolls into the hills, slides between the trees and sheds a golden glow into our warming Bella. For a few years now, we have had fleece linings in the curtains for the winter which make Bella quite cosy. Tuesday, 31 October 2017. Wednesday, 25 October 2017. Autumn morning and return to home-home.

I now have muliple Blogs. My new Blog will be about the tours of the waterways on NB Ocelot. Reporting on the events, incidents and people I meet along the way. I will, of course, continue to report on progress of the National. But there are a few things that need doing to Ocelot before the winter. My last entry said that I was a bit short of funds. Saturday, 19 July 2008.

Living off-grid and on-network around the canals of Cheshire and Staffordshire. Wednesday, August 06, 2014. A 17th century barge gets a lift to Ellesmere Port Boat Museum. Posted by JT at 6. Wednesday, July 16, 2014. They are of course, from. If you want to see the only animal that is needlessly cruel to chicks, and many other species.

Petroc was built by Darren Aldridge Boats. We are very pleased with her as she is light and airy and also comfortable to live on. This will be our eleventh year of cruising throughout the summer. Tuesday, 24 October 2017. We are now settled back in our granny annexe in Cornwall. Monday, 9 October 2017. Gently meandering back to Clifton.

Sunday, February 04, 2018. A small error in the winterisation process meant I dumped the contents of the fresh water tank into the cabin bilge over the course of a week. However, after a small investment in poly tubing I was able to temporarily repurpose the shower pump to empty the spilled water from the bilge inspection hole. Pipe from the inspection hole.

The problems and pleasures of owning and living aboard a canal boat in the UK. But when I use it, I often receive sneering comments suggesting that I am not a proper boater if I have to use the aid of a bow thruster.

Wednesday, 25 July 2012. Three days of cruising down the Trent and Mersey in glorious sunshine. What a change in the weather.

Thursday, 17 May 2012. Saturday, 5 May 2012. A little bit of Jennyanydots. After we had the new dinette fitted, we had to decide on the cushions to furnish it. We accepted their kind offer and set about converting two long cushions into four smaller cushions.