Shane does some double blind testing.
After days spent working on the inside of the boat, we switch to the outside.
The course of DIY is never smooth and we are at the mercy of suppliers. Thrupp is a good place to be as long as you heed the warnings.
A day for some internal rearrangements.
Narrow routes for Bartimaeus and us.
Returning to the water after visiting Edinburgh is more effort than usual.
Where on earth are we? How did we get there and where on earth is Bartimaeus?
Bartimaeus is left to get blacked and and we enjoy some black and white delights.
Some things are small and some are far away.
What we find on the canal can still surprise us.
We swap wet sheep in the fields for dry sheep in the town.
We pay more attention than usual to what’s up and what’s down.
We need water but there’s a lot more than we need. Wil we have to turn back?
Some musings on the different ways we can power our travels.
We reprise a few favourites and drink some canal water.
Pigs, lambs, and python feature as I return to Bartimaeus
With Bryn’s help we make light work of heavy lock gates.
Splashes of brightness bursting forth from the grey.
Boats, and skies are blue today.
Prompted to do some catching up.
A day where we occasionally get a little wet.
The Spring weather makes for varied temperatures and activities.
The capercaillie is one bird we won’t see by the canal but we were surprised by how many we heard and that wasn’t all.
A day of gentle progress powered by the sun.
Despite feeling nervous at first, I start feeling like one of the more experienced drivers today.
Today was mainly women’s work, getting through a flight of large locks.