Strange munching and graunching noises came from over the hedge as we came back up past Wood lock on the way back from Leamington. It didn...

 Flights of locks always look a bit daunting when you come to them don't they? Once you get going though, especially if you have crew to...

 I've always said that September is a good month for cruising - much more reliable weather wise than the earlier summer months. The weat...

I fancy I might have just broken a world record.  I mean, how long does it take you to light a fire?  Can you beat 18 months?  Thought not. ...

 Scorchio! Somebody once told me there's only one day a year when the weather is right for painting a boat. Well it certainly ain't ...

 Having wooden handrails on a narrowboat is a bit of a mixed blessing.  On the one hand (forgive the pun), they never get too hot/cold to to...

1.  Written on Thursday evening: Here we sit, on the back of Herbie at our new Ventnor berth, gazing out across the still water to the reeds...

  As the excitement of Lionel Messi’s transfer to PSG dies down in the world’s press, news is coming in of an even more dramatic and unexpec...

 Well it's nearly a week since they fitted my pacemaker, so I'm beginning to get an idea of how I'm doing.  The dressings are al...

 Thanks to those who sent messages of support about my pacemaker appointment and those who just thought it. Now I am at home after a success...

 When I were a lad, we had a permanent lodger in our house.  Dear old Uncle Bert, my mum's bachelor brother.  Imagine the BFG in Steven ...

 CRT's recent revision of terms and conditions for boat licences makes a fun read.  There's an awful lot of loophole filling regardi...