A Succession of Summer Visitors Part 2
Our next round of planned kiwi guests arrived on Saturday 30th June for a three-night canal adventure. Deb and Graeme had spent the previous few weeks travelling around Europe, their main destination...
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After a long weekend in Ombersley sorting out some of mum’s, and our remaining ‘stuff’, we got back on board Areandare the evening of Monday 9th July. A mere two days later we were off again heading...
View ArticleA Succession of Summer Visitors Part 4a – London bound
Our summer kiwi visitors we’ve blogged about so far had booked their passage with us well in advance. Actually at least a year before their arrival. The next one wasn’t quite so planned. It also...
View ArticleA succession of summer visitors part 4b trains, rock houses and a river
The main narrowboating portion of Ray’s experience with us, came between our time in London, and a week of travelling up and down the UK (quite literally! But that’s the next post …). As always, Barry...
View ArticleThe answer to the face on the York Wall
Yesterday’s blog post included a photo of what I saw in 2009, and again in 2018, as a ‘face’ in the wall in York. Barry had taken a photo nine years ago after I pointed it out to him. He transformed it...
View ArticleSummer visitors part 4d Bletchley Park and farewell to Ray
The final ticking off for Ray’s list of places to see in UK was a trip to Bletchley Park in Milton Keynes. Rather naively, I said I’d drive there and wait for them in the car park. There were a number...
View ArticleLooking Fabulous and Loving Being Back in Lichfield
It’s been four days since we ‘birthed’ our Lichfield Market Street Calendar Club store, opening the doors to our first customers on Saturday 13th October. The pain of building the premises from a bare...
View ArticleHaving Time for Inspirational Images
Bizarrely I forgot to mention in the last post that we'd had the 'luxury' of two whole days off, before the end of our Calendar Club season on 6th January 2019. One of those of course was Christmas...
View ArticleCelebrating 200 years of Victoria Quays Sheffield
We were honoured to be contacted by a media company requesting to use one of Barry's stunning images of Sheffield Victoria Quays last week. The post Celebrating 200 years of Victoria Quays Sheffield...
View ArticleGrandsons, Trees, Bugs and Monkeys
We've been kept rather occupied entertaining our two grandsons during the Ferbuary Half Term holidays. Lots of fun and adventures had, on and off the boat. The post Grandsons, Trees, Bugs and Monkeys...
View ArticleMagnificent Mount Snowdon
Barry made a trip to Mount Snowdon part of my birthday present last year, and we planned a spring visit. Not the best timing we recently discovered ... The post Magnificent Mount Snowdon appeared first...
View ArticleWelsh Castles and a Stately Home
Continuing tales and images of our recent travels in Wales and beyond, and catching up to date as to our current whereabouts on board NBAreandare. The post Welsh Castles and a Stately Home appeared...
View ArticleIn The National News Twice In One Week!
We've loved our extended stay in the Peak District. This past week has been rather dramatic in a number of ways in the national news ... The post In The National News Twice In One Week! appeared first...
View ArticleBarry and Dickie let loose!
This is a rare post by Barry ... Once I'd finally given up hope that I was going to make it to France with Sandra, Kerry and Tony it was time to consider other options. One of them was to attend the...
View ArticleBarry’s Images from Stoke-on-Trent to Norbury way back in April
A little late, but some of Barry's images from our travels earlier in the year from Stoke on Trent to where to Norbury Junction. The post Barry’s Images from Stoke-on-Trent to Norbury way back in April...
View ArticleFrom Middlewich to Marple
Our next festival was at Bugsworth Basin so from Middlewich it was back up the Trent and Mersey to join the Macclesfield Canal at Kidsgrove then up to Marple. The post From Middlewich to Marple...
View ArticleThe Peak Forest Canal – Marple to Bugsworth Basin
This is another of Barry's random and retro blog posts of photos from our various journeys. This one from Marple to Bugsworth Basin on the Peak Forest Canal back in June. Stopping in Marple we took a...
View ArticleLittle Moreton Hall
"There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, and they all lived together in a little...
View ArticleWightwick Manor
Sorry to bore any non-history loving fans but here's another house we recently visited. Again it's near a canal though further south than Little Moreton Hall. Wightwick Manor (pronounced "Wittick") is...
View ArticleMagnificent Mount Snowdon
Barry made a trip to Mount Snowdon part of my birthday present last year, and we planned a spring visit. Not the best timing we recently discovered ... The post Magnificent Mount Snowdon appeared first...
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