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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Baking/Cooking, Cruising

Take Me to the River

May 17, 2022

The start of our journey along the River Avon – Leg 1 – Tewkesbury to Pershore The River Avon. What […]

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Cruising

Watching the River Flow

May 17, 2022

Continuing our journey along the River Avon – Leg 2 – Pershore to Evesham – twice! We had a late start to […]

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Cruising

Summer Holiday

May 9, 2022

The first leg of our 2022 cruise. Last year, we were late leaving Droitwich Spa Marina because we were helping […]

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Cruising

It might as well be Spring

March 17, 2022

A spot of winter cruising Weekend Friday 4-6th March We were starting to get a bit stir crazy and fancied […]

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Cruising

Going Underground

February 23, 2022

A visit to the Dudley Tunnel What do you do when you have guests (my brother Bruce and our nephew […]

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Cruising, General

Happy New Year!

January 4, 2022

Greetings from aboard Narrowboat Old Nick. Just for the record. we are both well and neither of us has succumbed […]

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Cruising

Golden Year(s) – a 2021 retrospective

December 8, 2021

As 2021 comes to an end and we celebrate a whole year aboard, we thought we’d take time to look […]

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Cruising

Back home

November 20, 2021

After our quiet night in the centre of Birmingham, we had plans for Sunday. Paul was taking Lenny to the […]

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Cruising

Les Feuillles Mortes

November 2, 2021

From Knowle to Gas Street After a few days R&R at the bottom of the Knowle flight – which was […]

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Cruising

Going up the Country

October 13, 2021

Along the Grand Union from Napton We were just about to leave the wonderful Oxford Canal behind when I last […]

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