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The Sumpners Afloat

Adventures on "Old Nick" – an Ortomarine-built, Vetus powered Electric Serial Hybrid Narrowboat

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MMMBop

May 22, 2023

15th to 21st May – The Monty, the Meres and the Mosses. And the reappearance of Nanny Lynne! Well after […]

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Walking In the Air

May 15, 2023

8- 14 May – Our second week on the Gollie – we make it to Llangollen After such a lovely […]

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Hymns and Arias

May 1, 2023

1-7 May – In which we leave the Shroppie and join the Gollie, heading towards Wales It was another overcast […]

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Just the Two of Us

May 1, 2023

24-30 April – Our second week on the Shroppie I love this time of year, when the oil-seed rape comes […]

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It Might as Well Rain Until September

April 24, 2023

17- 23 April – Our first week on the Shroppie Well I hope it doesn’t rain until September! But it […]

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It Might as Well be Spring

April 13, 2023

10-16th April – Leaving the Severn and joining the Shroppie This is the earliest we have got away since we […]

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Float on

April 12, 2023

7-9 April – Leaving Droitwich Spa Marina Finally! Paul dropped the car off at Brinklow Marina, where we are leaving […]

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Reelin’ in the Year(s) Pt 2

October 12, 2022

A look back at our Summer 2022 Cruise – who we went with Our first guests arrived at Tewkesbury Marina […]

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Reelin’ in the Year(s) Pt 1

October 10, 2022

A look back at our Summer 2022 Cruise – where we went Our son George’s wedding had taken place on […]

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This Glass World

October 5, 2022

We stayed put at Merry Hill Waterfront on Monday (26 Sep) as Paul has some quite pressing work to finish […]

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