I wasn’t going to write about this part of our boating experience. We were taking Derwent Lass to Goole to have her bottom sandblasted and epoxied. It wasn’t going to be a fun trip, it was going to be work. We were on a tight schedule and there wouldn’t be time when we’d finished for […]
One thing about the waterways is ‘stoppages’. A stoppage is when the waterway is closed, for whatever reason. Sometimes they’re planned, to allow necessary and welcome maintenance of the locks or towpaths, and these usually happen in the winter when not many people are cruising anyway. But sometimes they are announced by the Canal and […]
What Ian really wanted to do was to go on a long cruise. Four to six weeks. The Diary Queen had other ideas though, and eventually a compromise was reached. Just under four weeks, with leave of absence for me on 6th October to go to the dentist, babysit Ali, and go to book group. […]
14th June 2021 The plan was, that we would spend a week on Derwent Lass, reserving two days for Ian to install some solar panels on the roof, and have an additional battery fitted by Bronte Boats. I could amuse myself in various ways according to my whim – sorting out cupboards, cleaning, taking photographs, […]
Narrowboating in Yorkshire 