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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Cruising, General, Sewing/Craft

Bits and Pieces

April 15, 2025

Late March to mid April 2025 – what we got up to! We popped down to Fareham to see our […]

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About Damn Time!

March 6, 2025

I know it’s the same every year, but isn’t it funny how January seems interminable and then we race through […]

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The Show Must Go On

May 5, 2024

Mid April to early May Hardly had we returned from Scotland than we were off a scant few days later, […]

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Caledonia

April 9, 2024

A trip to Scotland – 27th March to 7th April The last time we had seen Paul’s Mum and Stepdad […]

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Thrills in the Night

March 26, 2024

No! Not what you are thinking! It’s geese! It’s that time of year when a young goose’s thoughts turn to […]

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Spring Fever

February 28, 2024

Well almost! And I’m sure, like me, you’ll have found this to be a very long and dreary winter with […]

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Happy New Year!

January 1, 2024

End Nov to End Dec 2023 It’s been a few weeks since our last update and a lot has been […]

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Forever Young

November 28, 2023

November 2023 – visiting home and a rather large birthday Well, we are settling in to being back at The […]

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Cruising, General

Autumn Almanac

October 30, 2023

Our first couple of weeks back at The Marina of Dreams Remember that ****ing oven? Well, one of the first […]

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Cruising, General

Twenty Tiny Fingers!

August 7, 2023

17th to July – 7th August – meeting our new grandson and leaving Brinklow Well that was an anxious, emotional, […]

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