Summer has arrived, but boat maintenance never stops!
Summer is here; we feel it everywhere, in the light, in the trees, in the birdsong, and in the wildlife.
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Working through the seasons
Ever wondered what a “dog box” on a canal boat is? And how about a “duck hatch”?
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Is foraging along England’s canals safe? (Plus recipe for nettle soup)
Even familiar wild plants can kill you. Hemlock and Dead Man’s Fingers look an awful lot like cow parsley, but both are deadly
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The joy of walking in Thorne Community Wood
The woodland has streams, ponds, marshland, and meadows. And we have seen rabbits, squirrels, foxes, and deer
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Bygone shipbuilding in the village of Thorne
A Dutch engineer named Cornelius Vermuyden received permission from the king to drain the marshland.
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Thorne’s forgotten shipbuilding and ancient history
Thorne Community Woods, a sprawling 79-acre haven of trees and meadows beside the canal…
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Is off-grid mooring the last freedom?
One of the last places you’ll find the last freedom is off-grid mooring on the canals and rivers of the UK.
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Off-grid wild mooring (life on the riverbank)
For the price of a Canal and River Trust licence, you can moor pretty much anywhere you like on the network. That’s over 2000 miles of navigable canals and rivers. Add to that a further 2000 miles or so of
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We Lost Control of our Boat
Who said strong winds were the preserve of sailors? It turns out that the “wrong” wind can affect canal boats as much as sailing boats.
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Would you like to be in our book?
This is your opportunity to be involved; would you like to be in our book about sailing away?
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Say hello to our new crew: Marley the Dog
Our new crew member, Marley the Dog, has joined us. And no-one was more surprised than either of us!
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Preliminary Boat Tour of Our New Widebeam
Whirlwind boat tour of our new boat: Widebeam Happidaze
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Our First Mini New Boat Tour
We filmed this mini new boat tour during our first brief visit to our new boat earlier this week.
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Why Did We Sell Our Sailboat (& Do We Regret It?)
The time was right to sell our sailboat, but we had no warning it would be completed so fast and we would be back in the UK before Christmas!
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How Did We Sell Esper So Fast?
We’re kicking off the year with episode one of our new season of video podcasts. First off, to address those two recurring questions…
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