Early milestones were stones with distances (in miles) to key towns chiselled in.
This "milestone" is steel. It was placed in 1819, and is now painted black and whiteโthe traditional colours of everything that belonged to British Waterways.
15 years ago the UK government dumped those assets into a trust (Canal & River Trust). It's now responsible for maintenance and was given a decade to become self-funding.
#CanalLife #canal #boating #boats #narrowboats #milestone #funding #CRT @ukwaterways
3 satellite QSOs via the International Space Station
Satellite hunting on Regent's Canal, with a nice coffee while reading my book. Another successful day hunting satellites today. This time I managed 3 QSOs via the International Space Station, ISS. Thanks to MM9SQL (Peter, the developer of Cloudlog), G0BIH, and PD1B. Thanks all, 73s.https://www.runningwithbulls.com/2026/04/3-satellite-qsos-via-the-international-space-station/
Spring is our rooftop "garden"
๐ท #FujiFilm #X-T5
๐ญXF70-300mm / XF18-135
#Photography #Nature #Pokemon #MorningVibes #Crocus #BloomScrolling #Narrowboats
@mlanger
Yes, propane! Most #narrowboats have #propane #cookers. It can also be used for #heating. Alde is probably the leading brand for producing #propane boilers for boats that will run radiators as a #domestic #boiler will.
#Diesel #heaters are also popular. Eberspacher and Webasto being the main brands though many fit very competitively priced Chinese units, but I read somewhere that they are not approved for marine use and should they start a fire insurance would be invalid.
A few #liveaboard boaters have larger Aga or Rayburn oil or solid fuel fired cookers that will also drive radiators
I referred to #cooker rather than #stove deliberately. Almost all privately owned narrow boats have small traditional style #solidfuel
(wood/coal) stoves fitted. On 19th century #boats theses would have been used both for heating and cooking. On modern boats they are usually stand alone heaters in the saloon, but some will be fitted with boilers and drive radiators elsewhere on the boat.
Newark-on-Trent (Nottinghamshire), July 2025
#photography #ukphotographer #documentingplace #documentingspace #newtopographics #nikonphotography #Newark #narrowboats #marina
Christmas is coming and everything seems to becoming increasingly frantic. So, why not steal away for a short while to join us on the NB Erica to enjoy the feeling of waiting for Christmas to arrive in its special way to the cut?
#podcast #ukcanals #boatlife #narrowboats #advent #nature #wellness
Today's poem:
The Crick Poem
- by Jo Bell
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/801377824892223488/the-crick-poem?source=share
#poetry #canal #NarrowBoats #JoBell #resonance #LifeAfloat #nature #landscape
OK, here's a question for #UK #boaters, especially those in #narrowboats: what is the best time of year (preferably "off-season) to take a narrowboat in the canals? I'm interested in doing a trip at least two weeks long and I'm trying to do it when it's not high season. My main concerns are weather. I'm thinking maybe September or October 2026?
Also looking for one or two people willing to share the trip with me.
The gold and red time is upon us...
(and then we had grey rain for 3 days...)
๐ท GFX 100S
๐ญ Fuji GF35-70mm
#Photography #FujiGFX #FujiFilm #GFX100S #MediumFormat #UKCanals #Narrowboats #Autumn #Fall
Bobbing Boat
Bernard Tyers
Nighttime on Still Waters
Landsil
NorfolkGreg
Wim Van Mierlo
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