Author: Chris and Steve

At Abbots Langley we passed under the M25 motorway. It’s a milestone in our journey to and through London. Interestingly, the number of moored boats increased almost immediately, and so did the variety. We’re used to the usual wide-beam or narrowboat and the occasional river cruiser. But as soon as we went under the M25…

All day long, some wonderful old working boats have been coming by. They were, I’ve been told, at Rickmansworth over the Bank Holiday weekend, and are now making their way North to their next destination, Crick Boat Show maybe, for further North? It seems like, the closer we get to London, the slower our progress.…

These two beauties glided elegantly past our mooring this morning. The engine made a wonderful put-put-putputput sound. Watching the crew of three go through the deep double lock was a lesson in perfection and efficiency. How lucky are we that these working boats still ply their trade on our canals!!!

What do you associate Milton Keynes with? For me, MK is a place with loads of roundabouts, drab shopping centres, an indoor ski slope and other adventure-style activities. I know that MK was built as a new town in the 1960’s and that in the 1980’s it had some self-build schemes where communities got together…

I’m writing this while sitting in a launderette in Aylesbury. We do have a small hand-crank washing machine, but it won’t cope with a king size duvet cover, and the towels would take ages to dry. Especially in this awful weather. Over the past few days the temperature has been as low as 20 C…

“Perhaps the best example of a canal village in this country”, according to Nicholson. Warehouses and cottages along the canal ae now pubs, shops, Air B&Bs, restaurants and of course the famous museum. Of course we went to the museum – you’ve probably gathered by now that that’s something we tend to do. We also…

Having written enthusiastically about visiting Northampton by boat, here is the flip-side of the Northampton arm of the Grand Union canal. We set off early in the morning, as we’d planned not only to get back to the Grand Union, but also stop off at Blisworth, go through the Blisworth tunnel and explore Stoke Bruerne…

Instead of impressing you with my culinary skills, and inviting you to try some of my recipes, I have this to offer today.