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The Sumpners Afloat

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

Cruising

Let’s Go Round Again

September 18, 2022

A week on the Wyrley and Essington and its arms As you may recall, the purpose of coming back onto […]

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Cruising

Back Down South – #2

September 12, 2022

Week 2 on the Staffs/Worcs; Wolverhampton 21 and the Curly Wyrley We stayed put for a couple of hours after […]

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Cruising

Back Down South #1

September 5, 2022

Heading South down the Staffs/Worcs – some old stomping grounds Monday – being a Bank Holiday (29th Aug) – was […]

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Cruising

Up the Junction

August 29, 2022

Along the Trent and Mersey and down to Fradley Junction We stayed put at Sawley on Monday – rain was […]

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Baking/Cooking, Cruising

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

August 22, 2022

Leaving the River Soar and venturing up the Erewash. We had planned to move on come Monday evening, once it […]

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Soar

August 15, 2022

Leaving the Leicester Line and joining the River Soar We left our amazing Otter mooring on Monday (9th Aug) morning […]

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Hanging Around

August 8, 2022

Crick Marina and onwards to Welford, Market Harborough and beyond We had originally planned to leave Crick Monday morning but […]

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Go North

August 1, 2022

Up the Leicester Line Monday again (25th July). I always used to wake up with that “Monday ” feeling, but […]

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Baking/Cooking, Cruising

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot

July 25, 2022

Back down the Ashby, onto the Coventry and thence to the Oxford and Grand Union canals Phew! It’s a scorcher! […]

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Cruising

Heatwave

July 18, 2022

Up the Ashby We slipped away from our moorings near Bridge 6 just before 06:30. The day (11th July) was […]

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