Gainsborough to Torksey: Stills From The Trent
Some stills from our River Trent trip from historic Gainsborough to Torksey Lock
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From Historic Gainsborough to Torksey Lock: Our Tidal Trent Continuation
We continue further upstream to Torksey Lock, where we transition from the tidal river into the calmer waters of the Fossdyke Navigation
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Our Email Is Now Coming To You On Saturdays
Our emails are now going out on Saturday so you get our videos early
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Tidal Trent Triumph: Our Journey from Keadby to Gainsborough
Our first leg of The Trent was always going to be the most challenging: navigating from Keadby Lock all the way to Gainsborough.
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Calculating Tides For Successful Navigation of the River Trent
Navigating the River Trent by canal boat means accurate tidal calculations and getting through the Keadby Lock.
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Problems With Vazon Bridge and Keadby Lock
We encounter two major problems on the Stainforth and Keadby Canal: Vazon Bridge and Keadby Lock. What happened?
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We’ve Achieved Complete Independence
As sailors, we lived completely independently on the open oceans. Can we do the same on the canals of the UK?
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Our 150 Mile Canal Adventure Begins
Having left the marina we are now starting to make our way eastwards towards the tidal River Trent
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We Are Now Continuous Cruisers
With the book out of the way, it is time to slip the lines and say goodbye to the marina. We are now continuous cruisers!
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“Spider T” Humber Sloop: Pride of the Fleet
Spider T is an iron-hulled Humber sloop of industrial and maritime heritage, which turned up at our marina just a few days before we left.
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Labuan Bajo Old Town – Komodo District, Flores
Most people come to Labuan Bajo for the dragons and water activities, but do the welcoming smiles hide a dark side to the tourism industry?
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Free Photo Download – Lombok Morning Fishermen
Early morning fishermen of Lombok – free photo download!
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Where Have We Been? (Hint: It Involves 100,000 Words and Two Thousand Photos)
We’ve been writing a guide for new cruisers, to be published by Bloomsbury, and is the reason you’ve not heard from us in a while!
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One Year On and Liz’s Book
We’ve just published our first podcast of 2026, and this episode is a little different if you’re watching it on youtube!
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Boat Life Game Changer – Installing A SEPARATING / COMPOSTING Toilet
We decommission our electric pump-out toilet and replace it with a separating toilet, often called a composting toilet. Why would we do this?
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