I've been thinking about security. I need some bigger, stronger latches.

I think the culprit must have been interrupted by a passer-by.

Nothing was stolen but I can't think of another reason why I found the current latches broken.

#CanalLife #canal #UK #boating #boat #security #PropertyCrime #CRT

In England, canal companies preceded railway companies. Canals were dug along a level route. Later tracks were often laid alongside and overtop of canals.

I managed to get a photo of the Oxford North canal near Hillmorton, just as an oncoming train pushed into the frame. It's all high speed, and amazing that the canal itself is in focus.

In contrast to the trains, boats on the canal travel at 3 miles per hour.

#Canal #CanalLife #train #rail #railway #boating #narrowboat #boat #speed #velocity

I'm scheduling people to join the boat next week. We'll fare well along a stretch of tree-lined canal that has a few locks to operate.

They'll be relaxing days of enjoying the sights, the waterway, and the wildlife (ducks, coots, moor hens, geese, and swans). Oh, and there will be stimulating intermissions from all that relaxation: winding lock paddles up and down, filling and draining lock chambers, and pushing lock gates open and closed.

#canal #CanalLife #lock #boating #narrowboat #boat

It is time to prepare the boat for boating. After all, it's not only a home and a (slow) mode of transportation, it's also a boat—a source of entertainment.

#canal #CanalLife #boating #narrowboat #boat #UK

This #windowFriday take a moment to sit with me in this wonderful bookshop. Get comfortable in a deep chair, inhale the heady smell of incense and browse through something that looks intriguing.... while a duck paddles by, above your head

#wordonthewater #London #bookshop #fensterFreitag #canallife

I was looking at the invoice for my mooring fees.

It's a price per foot per day.

Sometimes it makes sense that boats pay by the foot, like for blacking (painting) the hull. Or for insurance, … maybe.

But in other cases it doesn't make sense to me.

I'm not entirely sure that licensing a boat should be priced by the foot.

#CanalLife #canal #boating #narrowboat #boat #license #mooring #fee #CRT #UK