Guide Dog Oakley & NB Sola Gratia: February 2019

Saturday 2 February 2019

Teddy Tales

Well everyone -

My time is done as a working Guide Dog. A new upstart is taking over from me, and Mum has said I must tell you about HIS blog! Harummph!

You will be able to find him at www.teddytales.org.uk.

My Blog List

nb Waka Huia - The Treasure Box

Ashburton and points south - Last Friday, i.e. 8 days ago now, we left Christchurch's North South Holiday Park and headed to Ashburton. Alan and Greg live there, having moved from R...
48 minutes ago
The Maisibert

- We have moored at the top of Foxton Locks and took a walk with the dogs down the locks stopping off to have a pint in the Bridge 61 pub where we briefly s...
4 hours ago
FreeSpirit

Slight mishap at Smallbrook Junction - I think this was out of order. This was a proper holiday park with caravans and motorhomes, so you would NOT expect the bin men to arrive at 5.30am! Rev...
4 hours ago
Harnser's Travels

Home Mooring - Yet another day without rain but a chilly start and now this afternoon, the sun is out and it feels warm. We pushed off at about 10am only a maintenance ...
5 hours ago
... and Millie makes three

The BIG One - Our Last Day, Trip Summary and Photos - Monday 8th April Our last day ☹️. We had breakfast in the hotel and then set off for Napa Valley. We weren’t heading anywhere in particular but I notice...
4 days ago
Adventures Aboard AreandAre

Cruising From Blackburn to Burnley With A Couple Of Kiwis - Our previous two experiences on this section of the canal, are of travelling swiftly to get through quickly. This time was vastly different. Join us to d...
5 days ago
HERBIE!

Work and play at Cropredy - I'm glad to report that Herbie is still afloat - well you never know these days with all the weather we're having; there's a 40-odd mph wind outside as ...
1 week ago
Narrowboat Briar Rose

Curiosity on test - The May *Canal Boat* is out, and includes my boat test on *Curiosity*, by Boating Leisure Services. This boat will also be at the Crick Boat Show at the...
1 week ago
Percy

Kathleen batters Percy - Seems we have a new storm and therefore a new name 'Kathleen' is hitting us as we are aboard Percy for an unprecedented long weekend after only just bei...
2 weeks ago
Boatwif

Meanwhile… - In recent weeks Boatwif has been more of a ‘Housewif’ than a narrowboat crew member. There’s been no windlass wielding, no tiller-gripping, no rope throw...
3 weeks ago
Aardvarks and Maffi's Boat

Climate change, climate bullshit - Open sidebar [image: The Epoch Times] Open si Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data, Climate Experts Say 7875 1403 [image:...
2 months ago
Voyages of Gabriel

Postscript - We arrived back in time for some August events: Sandra Kibble’s funeral on 4 th August, Joyce’s 90th birthday on 12th August. She had asked us to sing, so...
4 months ago
Captain Ahab's Watery Tales

Parker Branch Canal - *Parker Branch Canal* October 2023 The Parker Branch is little more than a long basin which left the Mainline to the west at Bromford Junction serving ...
6 months ago
SONFLOWER'S LOG

Off to the "National" - The Inland Waterways Association National Rally, aka the Festival of Water, was at Pelsall Junction this year. Although we decided late to book in we wer...
7 months ago
nbTentatrice

Sad News and many other things. - What has prompted me to blog again after almost a year - I am sorry to say it is with the news that Monty went to Rainbow Bridge last week. He was an am...
7 months ago
Erin Mae

Phases - In the end, selling Erin Mae is about phases of life. And we have no reason to complain. In April my best beloved and I celebrated 50 years of marriage....
8 months ago
Wide Beam - Still Rockin'

Great-grandchild ... number 4 ... - George and I are overjoyed to announce that our fourth great-grandchild is on the way. Very many congratulations to Louise and Rob, a brother or sister t...
11 months ago
Narrow Boat Albert

The Essence of Boating ? - Maggie and I attended a funeral service today for our friend Chris Allin who, apart from being a gifted musician, also lived for many years with his part...
1 year ago
Seyella's Journey

- An interesting 6 months... Well, it's been a while since I last put electronic pen to paper, and a lot has happened. I last posted as we arrived at Pill...
1 year ago
NB Festina Lente

Sunshine and Ice - Stop planks at Aston lock. Canal is frozen solid with 3" thick ice. During last weeks cold snap we had a little frost forming on the inside of the bath...
1 year ago
NB Triskaideka

Summer trip to Llangollen - Our FB page is updated with this summers trip to Llangollen with lots more photos Link to Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Blogger/...
1 year ago
Where I belong.

Time to move on. - Hi Everyone. Yes it is time to move on. I have been blogging one way or another since coming onto the water in 2005. This blog began in 2010 after my o...
1 year ago
Narrowboat Serafina

2021 - Another Cruising Season Written Off - Well who knew? I thought the pandemic would be over in a few months, before I knew what a pandemic was really about! Now we're into our second year and t...
2 years ago
Cesca

2021 - Basically another relaxing boating year for me. With a lot of cycling thrown in. 108trips of which 52 were me going shopping from the boat! A total ...
2 years ago
Boatlife: Continuously Cruising Aboard NB Valerie

London 2014: All Hallows by the Tower; The Oldest Church in Londan has Links to America! - *WARNING: HISTORY AHEAD!! A LONG NARROW DIP INTO 19 CENTURIES OF A TINY SQUARE BIT OF LAND NEAR THE THAMES. MAKE YOUR TEA, GRAB A BISCUIT, AND SETTLE IN OR...
2 years ago
Badger Sandwiches

The Last Post - Hi Folks. Just dropped in to say that "Dogma" has been sold, and our aquatic adventures, have finally drawn to a conclusion. I still absolutely love boa...
2 years ago
Rose of Arden

A Guide To political and Social Media Terms: - A Guide To Political and Social Media Terms: If you are not politically savvy, when reading postings, some words or terms used, can be quite odd and ap...
3 years ago
Living The Dream

- Day Five Well we're ready. All done. Just the last two hours or so cruising to do. We've had some great times and made some fab memories on LJ since 2011 b...
3 years ago
Naughty-Cal

Home Again - After a great week on the boat we have made it back home safe and sound. Naughty-Cal has performed faultlessly and has not set a foot wrong. More pictur...
3 years ago
nb Parisien Star

Outside the house in a shed - A few recent photos of outside our house in a shed!
3 years ago
Gecko's Progress

Putting Covid-19 into perspective - The Office of National Statistics has just published their analysis of Covid-19 during March I am not going to reproduce all their findings buthere are a fe...
4 years ago
Living in Sanity Again

Bruce’s funeral - I would like to thank all the followers who have posted kind comments to the last post. I have been overwhelmed but heartened by your sympathy. The link be...
4 years ago
nb Waiouru

60% Completed - Here in the jones household we have been discussing the status of the security screen on the front door. It’s quite a strong metal screen with three poi...
4 years ago
Narrow Boats SICKLE and FLAMINGO

A straightforward day. - *(Boat Flamingo - posted by Alan)* *(Post for Thursday 29 August)* Atmospheric morning.We were away from Newbold before 9:00 am, I think - about as good ...
4 years ago
NB Princess Lucy

Great Haywood to the Isle of Skye - Cley, NorfolkWe have mentioned this and apologised before, but we need to mention it and apologise again. We frequently fail to blog at the end of our tri...
4 years ago
Nb Tilly May

A new home at Braunston - A steady run to Braunston with a mooring close to the Boathouse. We had a couple of showers during the day which made a change from the bright sunshine. No...
4 years ago
Narrowboat Mr David

All Oaks Wood (Between bridges 34 & 35) - Upper Oxford Canal - How is he going to get that facing this way to go through the lock? Summer is definitely over. We awoke to a misty, cold, grey morning. We were through...
5 years ago
The 'Manly Ferry' blog

Reunited - It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we must announce that Paul passed away on Sunday 24th February. We are all going to miss Paul so much, he...
5 years ago
NB Bendigedig

My Blog Has Been Plagiarised - I have just found the total contents of my blog has been copied using everything on the site other than my bloglist. It has a different www. address and ...
5 years ago
Nb Chance

A Wonderful Cruise to the Baltics! - We no longer seem to have time to blog these days, but our good friends Peter and Margaret did post this for us. https://www.nb-kelly-louise.com/2018/0...
5 years ago
Narrowboat Inca

Inca for sale - A sad day for us as we put Inca up for sale. I will do a catch up blog sometime in the future . https://rugbyboats.co.uk/listings/inca-58-gj-reeves-semi-t...
5 years ago
One Thing After Another...

I Wonder If Anyone Still Reads This... - It's hard to believe we've been 'off' the boat scene for just over three years, with our last blog post nearly four years ago... It's amazing this blog st...
5 years ago
Tales from Tug Harry

Climbing Heartbreak Hill - 200 years apart: M6 motorway and C19th canalway. I know which I preferThey call the long miles of locks that climb out of the Cheshire plains 'Heartbreak ...
6 years ago
Nb Dee O Ghee

Billinge Green Flash - Moving along slightly today, we stopped at Billinge Green Flash where we finally got to do some work painting the roof, wasn't much but it was a start.
6 years ago
NB Lillyanne

Handover 30th June 2017 - After a week and a day of Lillian being on the ABNB website we had an offer come in, a little under the asking price, but a very reasonable offer. By the e...
6 years ago
A Floating Life For Me

My last UK blog - Hello, how are you? Nice to see you again. The pilot deferred our passage to Portishead from Tuesday to Wednesday because the tall ships were due to go out...
6 years ago
Autumn Myst

New Owners - Autumn Myst - We are delighted to say that our pride and joy, Autumn Myst, has been sold to lovely new owners Kevin and Petra, not forgetting the most important member...
6 years ago
Brassiclint

Rest In Peace Les Biggs - It's with great sadness I read of the loss of Les whom I met with Jaq on narrowboat Valerie in February 2015. Such a lovely man who made a great imp...
7 years ago
Westbourne Life

Le Beyti, Westbourne – New Restaurant in Town - Le Beyti – Mediterranean Restaurant The first post for a long time is a review of Le Beyti Mediterranean Restaurant in Poole Road, Westbourne. It has taken...
7 years ago
NarrowBoat Bones

Still on holiday. - I am sure you are all on the edge of your seats awaiting the update from the scintillating travels of the Great Holiday day whatever. Somerton Deep is as ...
7 years ago
Roving Trader "Islonian"

More Taste Sensations to come! - This year here at Flavoursafloat we are extending our range of Flavoured Ground Roast Coffees from 10 to 20! So there is sure to be something to suit every...
8 years ago
Narrowboat 'Futurest'

Farewell - *It is a fact of life that we cannot predict the future, even the near future. The things we take for granted today could all be different tomorrow. It’s...
8 years ago
River Canal Rescue

Preparing for a flood; tips from River Canal Rescue - Flooding was once termed a ‘weather event’, but as it continues to occur with increasing regularity, River Canal Rescue is advising how to safeguard boats...
8 years ago
Narrowboat Armadillo

Moving on, at last. - So the dental work is all finished and I now have a smile like a filmstar: Richard Kiel. We set out from Wigram's last Thursday and it has been travel alter...
8 years ago
Ploddin' Along

It's downhill all the way. - We slipped away from Birmingham on Tuesday morning. Louise wandered around to the top of Farmers Bridge locks whilst I untied and headed around the Oozells...
8 years ago
Chyandour,our "Home on the Water"

Loughborough. - Hi all, Our journey has now brought us to the Market Town of Loughborough in Leicestershire as we get ever closer to the end of our third year on Chyandou...
8 years ago
Narrowboat Morgana Le Fey

After 2 months silence!! - Well, it is actually two months and one week but who is counting? We have been fairly busy, had a few emergencies, met up with some good friends and genera...
8 years ago
MilliMaize to MillieMaize.....our narrowboat dream come true and more

Cruise down the runcorn arm 6/6/15 - Headed off on Friday 5th June to stockton heath for the night with Peter and Liz on their boat then onto the Runcorn arm. Spent a couple of hours moored u...
8 years ago
Nb.Yarwood

Post lunch on a sandbank - So we have lunched and celebrated our arrival on the sandbank in the Wash and as the tide turns; we came out of Boston on a falling tide and it is now risi...
8 years ago
GO FOR IT

on the Kennet and Avon canal - Yes at last we are out and about it is good to be out on the cut again and we really enjoying the K&A we have seen some old friends and met new ones , a...
8 years ago
Gremlin's Hammer

St Augustine to Titusville to Lake Worth - 15 April 2015 Retrospect: On 14 Jan 2015 with overcast skies, we dropped the mooring ball and motored down the ICW stopping 1st in Daytona. The 2nd night w...
9 years ago
Nb Sokai

RIP Hoobie - Sorry we haven't posted for so long but we have had an eventful time to much to tell. But I thought todays news needed airing here. Our beloved Hoobie passe...
9 years ago
Swamp Frogs

Homeward Bound...... - This is just a short blog as I am trying to get up to date! You'd think living on a boat that there is not much to do but let me assure you that there is A...
9 years ago
Granny Buttons

Grandma Briefs blogs granny buttons - What is it about grandmothers and buttons? Grandma’s Briefs is a lovely blog from America, from a self-described “long-distance grandma navigating the wate...
11 years ago
NB Lola

An update on t'engine - No sooner had I created the last post did an email arrive about Lola. She is still stuck in the dock, so thats not too bad given the weather. The engine ...
13 years ago

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Saturday 2 February 2019

Teddy Tales