23rd June – the final leg for this half of the summer Well – I swept the bow deck before […]
Cruising
The First of May
Joining the Caldon Canal The week was forecast to be a scorcher, with temps from low to mid 20s. As […]
Cruising
Bye Bye Bye
Leaving Brinklow and heading North – 18th – 27th April Our guests – dubbed “The Stubb Family Robertson” in our […]
General
About Damn Time!
I know it’s the same every year, but isn’t it funny how January seems interminable and then we race through […]
Cruising
2024 – that was the year that was!
Wow! Another great year. We can’t quite believe that it has now been 4 years since Old Nick was launched. […]
Technical
Electric Narrowboat Propellors
For the past three seasons, since Old Nick was built, we have had a 13″ x 9″ three blade propellor […]
Cruising
Leaving (but not) on a Jet Plane
May 9th – 19th – along the Oxford Canal, up the Grand Union and onto the River Nene Even though […]
General
The Show Must Go On
Mid April to early May Hardly had we returned from Scotland than we were off a scant few days later, […]
Technical
Solar Eco Mode – saving even more energy!
This winter we had a few “jobs” that we wanted to do, but Electrika has taken up more or our […]