Christmas on a Widebeam
When we lived in a house, I had tons of Christmas Decorations and used to spend a whole day putting them up each year. Coming to a boat I had to do some serious whittleing and just bring a few... Continue reading →
Widebeam
Maintenance – Paintwork
It won’t come as a surprise but on a boat there is a hell of a lot of paintwork. Part of your maintenance routine should include looking after this paint. Keeping it clean will help to prolong the life of... Continue reading →
Spring Flowers at Priory Marina
One of the things that I thought I might miss from the house was my garden. Whilst I didn’t grow that much I loved the flowers, especially Lilies and roses. What I have actually found is that the wild flowers... Continue reading →
Stuck in Great Barford
How glad are we that we moved to the upstream side of Great Barford lock the morning after our late arrival. Once again the wettest winter in living memory struck with it’s now customary ferocity. Yes, it rained again! For... Continue reading →
Huntingdon to Great Barford
Well that was an eventful trip! The first time the SSA came off since December and we decided to go for it, figuring we could be in Bedford in a couple of days. So at 10am we left Hartford Marina... Continue reading →
Earith to Huntingdon
The day has come. The day we start our journey up river to our home berth in Bedford. This was our first journey on the boat on our own so we were both a little apprehensive. Also due to the... Continue reading →
Finding the ideal boat.
Now it’s time to start whittling! We found hundreds of boats on these two sites, a lot out of budget and a lot were clearly not suitable, but it was simple to refine the searches to our criteria. Then... Continue reading →
We’re going on a Boat Hunt!
Now you may think that buying a Narrowboat is a simple as popping down the local Marina and picking one you like. And occasionally it may be that easy, but if you are going to make this boat your home... Continue reading →
Decision Time
We had a house. A lovely big house with a super Garden in a nice street in a nice town. We had great neighbours and lovely lodgers and good jobs. For most people, that would be enough. They would stay... Continue reading →