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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FTBMates: Everything’s Conspiring Against Us!
Two pieces of engineering marvels are conspiring against us. It looks like we may get stuck…
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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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FTBMates: True OffGrid Living In Nature
Early viewing for our supporters: true offgrid living with a ridiculous amount of electricity and so much water we can shower every day!
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FTBMates: 150 Mile Journey Begins
We’re back, and we’re interested to know what our FTBMates think of it!
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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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FTBMates Early Access To Our Latest Episode
A new episode?! Have we left the marina? With big thanks to our FTBMates…
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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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Podcast: A Year Later – Looking Fowards and Looking Back
It’s been a year since we moved onto our canal boat. A moment to reflect both on the last 20 years and going forwards…
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One Year On The Canals
It’s been a yearsince we moved onto our widebeam canal boat. After 20 years aboard a sailing boat, how’s it been?
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