What a wet weekend! I went up to pick up Herbie from Bulbourne dry dock. The hull looks a lot better as you can see in these before and afte...

Herbie currently lies up at Bulbourne awaiting a replacement oil seal (hopefully today or tomorrow), but in the meantime we have not been id...

We're not too keen on Herbie's pale blue name panel, and have been thinking about a new colour scheme for the boat with a minimum of...

1. Stoppages, a mysterious death and other complications We were booked in at Bulbourne dry dock on Friday to have Herbie's bottom press...

Just back from a fortnight's cruise from Iver to Milton Keynes and back -sounds exotic doesn't it! Actually this southern section of...

Potential trip out cancelled this weekend because of the forecasts of strong winds. Typing this on Sunday afternoon with the wind roaring o...

Last day of Herbie's homeward trip. We awoke in Paddington basin to the sound of splashing and shouting, and peering through the windows...

Day 3 of our journey home (ignore the blog date, I'm writing this up after the event). 11 locks and 2 tunnels to do, so we made a prompt...

Day 2 of the trip. We headed south down the Lee, heading for Limehouse basin where the Lee meets the Thames. Not a pretty trip, it must be s...

Forgive the alliteration! Sunday was cold and bright and the lock being fully open we headed south for the first time. This was to be a four...

Popped in to our intended home base at Iver to leave a car for when we arrive "home" next week. All seems well. We strolled alon...

Just phoned up John Milton who lives alongside Stanstead Lock and he tells me that boats are moving through, albeit under BW escort because ...