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Get SleepyšThe COZIEST Autumn Story š A Relaxing Autumn Narrowboat Ride - Bedtime StoryNarrated by Chloe. Take a relaxing journey down a quiet river in a traditional narrowboat, enjoying the cool autumn weather and watching the scenery pass by. 00:00 Welcome to Get Sleepy 01:05 Relaxation before sleep 05:00 Bedtime Story 42:00 Background calm music Welcome back, sleepyheads. In tonight's story, weāll spend a peaceful autumn morning on the river, journeying in a traditional narrowboat. Get cozy and relax with the coziest autumn story. š“ Narrator: Chloe De Burgh Writer: Sara Williams āļø Sound design: canal ambience, birdsong š£š¦āā¬ Includes mention...
2026-01-273h 25
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2025-09-0300 min
The Bell Witch PodcastFrom the Narrowboat Kitchen: The Magical Journey of Food, Foraging, and FolkloreWelcome to The Bell Witch Podcast. "Witching in the 21st Century"Ā In this episode of The Bell Witch Podcast, the host Swailes the Friendly Green Witch Ā enthusiastically welcome Laura May, a kitchen witch living on a narrowboat in London named May Moon. Laura shares her journey into kitchen witchery, emphasizing her connection to food, foraging, and cooking. She discusses her transformative relationship with food, overcoming past eating disorders, and infusing her culinary practices with ritual and storytelling. Laura also highlights her creative projects, including a tarot deck that merges recipes with folklore. The conversation touches on the ch...
2025-02-101h 05
Sustainable Boating StoriesEco-Friendly Narrowboat Life in the UK with Marianne Cook
Learn how to enjoy Eco-Friendly Narrowboat life cruising the UK canals with #PartTimeBoater founder Marianne Cook.
The Green Boater connects with Marianne Cook, who together with her partner, cruise the vast network of canals in š¬š§ aboard their narrowboat.
Despite the popularity of the canals by tourists, liveaboards, working narrowboats and recreational boaters, the canals have a set of eco-friendly practices to help keep the waterways clean and healthy for all to enjoy.
There are now 38,000 narrowboats ā one quarter of them are homes ā on 3,000 miles of navigable waterways, and the number of people enjoying barge holidays has doubled in recent years. Mem...
2024-02-2315 min
Impropod PodcastEp30 Volcanic treachery & narrowboat adventures - Hannah SmithLinocut artist and bookseller Hanna Smith tells stories of narrowboat adventures & volcanic treachery. She also gives some insight into the musically of storytelling.Ā
Hanna shares personal stories from her time in Vanuatu and living on a narrowboat in London.Ā
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Introduction to Hannah Smith (00:00:07)
Hannah introduces herself as a bookseller and linocut printmaker focusing on folklore and nature.
Discussion on Folklore (00:00:41)
Hannah shares her interest in storytelling, paganism, and local Dartmoor legends.
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2023-12-0818 min
Refinement NOT retirementOur Narrowboat Experience turns UGLY! - Part 4In the previous 3 parts of "Our Narrowboat Experience", Tony and Christine shared the story of how they found and purchased a wonderful canal boat called Tickety-Boo. In the last (part 3) episode, they gave their reasoning for coming to the decision to sell her, but they held one BIG reason back for this final (part 4) episode of "Our Narrowboat Experience".
In this episode they tell their true English Canal Nightmare story. This awful experience tipped the balance and made them decide to sell Tickety-Boo; but after they made that decision the experience turned ugly, ending...
2023-04-0532 minRefinement NOT retirementOur Narrowboat Experience - PART TWOIn part 2 of their Narrowboat Experience, Tony & Christine continue their story about their year owning a UK canal boat called Tickety-Boo. Ā This episode covers the the buying process from marine survey to collection, and Ā first voyage, which took several days. Their destination was a marina on the Oxford Canal which would be Tickety-Boo's new home.
If you're thinking of buying a UK narrowboat, you need to listen to the whole story. PART THREE is coming soon.
2023-03-1533 min
Refinement NOT retirementOur Narrowboat Experience - PART ONETony & Christine said last time that not all PERCEIVED refinements (changes that improve lives) turn out to BE refinements. Ā This episode starts the story of their one year of narrowboat ownership (a life-long dream of Tony's) which didn't quite live up to expectations.
Don't buy a narrowboat, or take your first UK canal-boat holiday, until you've heard our story!
2023-03-0330 min
Adventure Mindset by Jits into the SunsetEP 31 | The Perfect Van Life Alternative? Life on a Narrowboat with "This Tiny Life"This week we met up with our new friends Jack & Gabby from @thistiny.life who have lived in their tiny 56ft x 6ft floating home, for over three years.
So before we head off backpacking next month, we drove Jits to Oxfordshire to find out what life of a narrowboat is like.
It was Adamās first time on a canal boat and my second and we both absolutely loved it! Could this be the perfect alternative to van life?Ā
Since Jack and Gabby are passionate about sustainability, they have recently bought a new...
2023-01-081h 06scubahead 3Speak PodcastNarrowboat Journey- Aqueducts, Locks, Tunnels & Dead Badgers!https://3speak.tv/watch?v=scubahead/ofioousc # Hail to the Hive!
In this video we leave Wales and the llangollen area on Badger the Narrowboat and head back into England over the Chirk Aqueduct on a new mission to get back to Leicestershire.
We have a friends wedding to attend and even though it doesn't seem far away by normal standards i.e driving a car, it is a long way in narrowboating terms.
If any of you have read any of my posts about traveling on badger...
2022-03-3000 minscubahead 3Speak PodcastHarecastle Tunnel to Langollan Canal - By Narrowboathttps://3speak.tv/watch?v=scubahead/tohmqobo # Hail to the Hive!
The Narrowboat Journey continues. In this Video we Journey through the "Scarecastle" Harecastle tunnel and onwards up the trent and Mersey Canal.
The tunnel is extremely low due to subsidence and I had to clear the roof of Badger the Narrowboat before entering.
So low in fact that I had to duck while steering the boat or risk hitting my head. There have been fatalities in the past as a man was knocked out and...
2022-03-0100 minscubahead 3Speak PodcastNarrowboat Winter Detourhttps://3speak.tv/watch?v=scubahead/pcclboqs Hail to the Hive!
The winter cruising has, so far, been extremely pleasant. I mean, yes there's been a few cold days and yes, there's been wind and rain. But for the most part, it's been pretty damned good/ We decided to take a little detour as so many folks had said there was a particulartly nice spot to moot up not far off our route so we thought ' Why not? We are in no rush!' So a narrowboat detour is what we did. Join us on...
2022-01-3000 min
Life Done DifferentlyEP32 ā Narrowboat Life in England ā Anthony & PaulHello and welcome to another episode of Life Done Differently ā The Podcast.Ā A few years ago, I read the DI Hillary Greene Series of crime novels by Faith Martin. The lead character in this series is a female detective who lives on a narrowboat. Ever since then, Iāve been fascinated by narrowboats and what it would be like to live on one.So, Iām super stoked to have finally found two people to talk to about narrowboat life for the podcast.Anthony and Paul, together with their dog Dexter, went from living...
2021-08-3149 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 154 ā Friends - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 154 ā We continue our narrowboat cruising journey along with the Sheffield and South Yorkshire Navigation, which includes the beautiful Don, we travel under the magnificent Conisborough Aqueduct. It just canāt help but take my breath away. I have a somewhat reasonable excuse for not walking, there is no towpath, and what with all Daveās van and bike shuffling I am required yet again to skipper the ship. Lol, I say that like sheās massive, but no we are so dwarfed in this much bigger, more impressive surroundings. We pass some very beautiful sea-going boats. What we fondly c...
2021-07-2606 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 147 ā Back Home - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 147 ā Weāre going home today, even though the boat is a 50-foot Narrowboat Cruiser Stern there appears to us to be more room at home. I think thatās because everyone knows their space. At Mums the girls just lay in the middle of the floor. I think in Willowās case in hopes of bullying and tripping up Nanny.
One more call of technical admin and then weāre heading home. Have to say,Iām not used to all this frolicking and Iāve got work to catch up on.
We walk the girls on t...
2021-07-1906 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 109 ā Boat's Locking - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesWillow and I sauntered out. Another nice and busy day. Itās nice to see the boatās coming up the lock again, three today and one yesterday. Yesterdayās narrowboat got banked on silt coming up so the marina community went down to help refloat it. That was nice. Today was two narrowboats and a wide beam GRP although, to be honest, it did look like a posh coastal boat ā had patio windows in it and everything. Helped closed one of the gates. If you ever come up this way; know this, the gates are piggin heavy. So much so...
2021-06-1107 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 106 ā Pubday - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 106 - Pubdaytoday. The Lockdown in the UK is easing and we are allowed to meet up to 6 people or two households outside as the shops, including pubs open. It also happens to be Paul's big 0 birthday so the timing is perfect.
Having snuck out at the weekend I wait, I wait for Dreamcatcher to turn up, as I follow them into Victoria Quays. They, the birthday boy, Natasha, and Dreamcatcher havenāt been out in over a year. They missed the gap when lockdown eased briefly last year, some may say too early, but we didnāt, w...
2021-06-0806 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 90 ā Getting Ready - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 90 ā After my day out yesterday to the hospital, I know living the high life. I didnāt really go out today. Dave was tinkering with the lights on the boat because they have been tinkering for over a year and progressively getting worst. We are getting ready to go out for the season so all these boat jobs are coming to a head. Buy a narrowboat they said, itāll be fun they said. Well, we didnāt buy a narrowboat, Dave built it. For the majority it is fun, but it is also a never-ending process of fixing...
2021-05-2304 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 72 ā Isolation - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 72 - Daveās second day of working from home, the narrowboat. He says he doesnāt like working on the boat because he feels isolated. Honey, Iām on the boat on my own for most of the time! Guess he likes to get out there and interact with others, particularly those of an engineering persuasion. I guess Iām used to being on my own, and are very much able to self-entertain I can safely say even though I do not work, I bring no income into our home, I am always busy and Iād even go as far...
2021-05-0504 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 66 ā Sheās fine - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 66 ā Thank you all for all your kind wishes for a speedy recovery, clearly, itās working because the Drama Queen is fine. Nothing that a couple of rest days and not bounding around like an idiot wonāt cure. The tigger impression isnāt helping, it comes to us all, the realisation that we are getting older. No, not me, Iām not getting older, I shall stay forever young and, in that respect, I think Willow is taking after me.
I do wish weād have saved that 50 quid for an emergency appointment. I almost feel conned...
2021-04-2905 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 65 ā Poor puppy - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 65 - Couldnāt sleep again, itās getting quite bad, isnāt it? Combination of thoughts and Dave doing his impression of a train. Just because one shoulder is not on the mattress does not mean you are on your side. We are all clear about that, arenāt we? Good to know.
I spent the early hours of the morning bashing away at the laptop. No, donāt worry, didnāt wake Dave up. He slept through that earthquake - you remember when it hit Sheffield in 2008? No Dave doesnāt either. I thought the house was subs...
2021-04-2809 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 64 ā How low can you go - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 64 ā How low can you go - Walk 1000 Miles a Year
Itās a struggle, to say the least, to park the beast anywhere due to size and width, yes size is important. Fully aware that cars are getting bigger including the posh electric hybrids. Was off out and about today and trying to park the beast is a right pain in the curb. Midday parking on a busy road, traffic zooming and me trying to reverse park. I felt like I was on my test let me tell you. It took me three goes to pass anyw...
2021-04-2706 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 63 - Button - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 63 ā What a weird night. The boat was the wrong way in and so we can get out of the bow, which we canāt do with the dogs when the bed is down, we slept up the other end. It really turned the dogs upside down. Willow kept screaming at me at regular intervals throughout the night, I think to make sure I was there because it wasnāt like her back leg was hanging off or anything although to be fair by the end of the night/morning I was pretty much-taking requests.
Dave, bless him go...
2021-04-2608 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 62 - Nothing - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 62 ā Walking early is always the best way to go. Up before being screamed at, out and off we went, Willow and I. A little frosty start but itās all good ā when you get walking ya get a dab on, no need for any chills to be multiplying. I really enjoyed the walk, and yet I sit here talking to you thinking āwell what happened?ā the sweet answer is simply nothing.
We saw lots and lots of fisherman, must have been a match on and whilst I didnāt put Willow on the lead, Iām always a littl...
2021-04-2507 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 61 - Big Day - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 61 ā Today was a big day, no we werenāt told we was allowed out to play, I suspect Willow naughtiness has spread nationwide hence us all being grounded. Is that what you call it? We got grounded in our house, me I used to climb out the window and back in, Yeah ā letās hear it for flat roof porches. Donāt tell my mum that, she thinks Iām an angel. Did you call it āgatedā or āCoventryā but I think thatās when people didnāt talk to you. Iām not sure what Coventry did to be so ignored mind. Whe...
2021-04-2407 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 60 - Clock Stops - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 60 ā So, we didnāt walk today. Yes, I took the dogs out, Iām not that cruel, we bimbled down the locks and back. The guilt hit just about the time it was starting to get dark, so we all went out, the whole boathold and the dogs had much more fun. More than I could have ever created on my own. Much biting each otherās faces off and feet was had.
Willow even found time to eat a dead fish that someone had lobbed in the bushes, because to be honest I donāt think even...
2021-04-2305 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 59 - They're Here - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 59 ā The alarm clock is ringing, well Okay not alarm clock but they are here, time to go, pack up the boat, throw stuff on the roof. The daffodils have indicated that spring is here, and as such, time to go. Ā Letās chase the current, go get it, wave bye bye to the block but we stay and we, we wait, we will be late again this year ā we waited last year and we waited the year before.
June 2019 late because we had to wait for Dave to finish refitting after spray foam
June 2020 waiting...
2021-04-2207 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 58 - Wind - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 58 - Another short walk today but like Iāve said from the beginning, it isnāt a sprint itās a marathon. Not that I would ever consider doing either of those to be fair. My favourite season is autumn, and it felt like autumn today, a very blustery autumn. For half the walk I was tuned out with my ear phones on, and I sometimes feel that not really concentrating on the walk I miss out on, well not on nature, because as you know that doesnāt come near us when Willow is about. How to word it...
2021-04-2106 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 57 - Feet - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 57 - What a busy day today, couple of appointments, running around and achieving nothin. Well, when I say nothing it looks like I achieved loads, by the photos but actually I cheated I just took a lot of photos of our feet on different terrain. The Challenge to photograph us walking over different surfaces. Willow was miffed because she was off playing, zoomies, jumping up tigger style, trying to become one with the grass and I just kept calling her over to photograph her feet. It did make me laugh, her bemused reaction, like I didnāt have a...
2021-04-2006 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 56 - Trumpty Trump - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 56 ā I killed our website late last night. I donāt know what happened, I think it is something to do with code. Didnāt sleep well, got up early again. Oh No itās Okay you stay in bed you ābread winnerā you. Iāll do my stay-at-home fur mummy bit. Didnāt wake up in a good mood.
Took Willow out again and left Eva with her Dad, heāll take her out when he gets up. Rang my SOS, who somewhat calmed me down so was able to get into the walk. Did take my headphones but...
2021-04-1905 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 55 - Don't Eat Dogs - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 55 ā Another Early start today, I donāt know why I got up, and whilst Dave still slumbers on, rather than be quiet, I went out. Willow certainly looked surprised and a little miffed she missed out on yelling in my face.
Took my headphones out and headed round the block with Willow, clearly the pattern dictates that for me itās easier to walk early before I get heavily distracted by anything else.
Spring is coming I can feel it ā went out with my little jacket and even had to take my jumper off, got a ri...
2021-04-1806 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 54 - A little Jaunt - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 54 ā Just a little jaunt today, still distracted by the laptop making a website, that is all coming together nicely. So thatās a week of laptop work really. It just takes my breath away, that I have actually managed to keep walking and recording, our walks for very nearly two months. My staying power, all be it wobbly, has gobsmacked me. Took Eva for her little half a mile, didnāt feel bad because yesterday highlighted her limitations. I can definitely see her abilities or inabilities, little and often - I hate to think of her as getting old #b...
2021-04-1704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 53 - Spelling Bee - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 53 ā Spelling bee continues ā Actually was rather keen to go for a walk today, had my chickens in a row and Willow nearly ate a seagull, later, Iāll get to it later. So, did a bit of head scratching, think Iām getting the hang of it. I would say itās a labour of love but to be honest itās been a steep learning curve and I am super stubborn and will not be beaten. Spell no, I canāt do that but my strengths lie elsewhere in waffle and stubbornness, those are my super powers.
I snuck...
2021-04-1607 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 52 Can you Spell - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 52 ā Woke up with a spring in my step ā I know hold me back because Iām coming for you. Yeah, again not sure where I was going with that, but I was at it, unsure what the it was but I was feeling good and had all my chickens lined up. Would you like me to get the point? Not sure I have one other than to say, much better frame of mind.
Didnāt touch my troubling thoughts contained within the laptop ā got up, sort out the bed. Did domestic chores. Had my breakfast and reflected...
2021-04-1508 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 51 - Rabbit Hole - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 51 ā I couldnāt sleep last night my mind was racing, running round this corner and then running back. Darting over there and then the other way. Seriously my head is still down the rabbit hole trying to figure stuff out. If you know me, you know that I wonāt let it go, like a terrier with a bone. I need to get it sorted and as a negative, the walking has really unfortunately taken a back step (see what I did there) but quite literally. I have seen your challenge Natasha and I will get to it, you di...
2021-04-1406 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 50 - Rabbit Warren - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 50 ā Rabbit Warren ā Walk 1000 Miles in a Year
Have you ever spent the day with your head in the laptop, concentrating with the occasional interruption from her Royal Highness Willow, of course you havenāt, your lucky enough not to have Willow. Worth noting Eva never bothers me and would sit there crossed legged for three days before she asked anything, for herself. But Willow nudges me occasionally and I go out automatically on auto pilot because my head is still in the laptop trying to figure out why it wonāt do what I want it to do. O...
2021-04-1307 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 49 - Time - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 49 ā Today I got up and went for a walk, that quick, that easy didnāt think about it just went. And I think when I go at late lunchtime, I know itās coming. Normally by the time it comes round I have my head in something concentrating and I kind of resent being interrupted. Weird I know, I resent myself ā no not like that. Whereas going this morning I didnāt think about it, just went and hadnāt started on something else. What time do you walk?
It was cold this morning, I warmed up, once I g...
2021-04-1206 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 48 - Are you Mad - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 48 ā Are you mad! Who walked today? Okay Irene walked today but letās be fair she is keen as mustard and has some, quite simply excellent views up in North Yorkshire. How far did you get Irene? Anyone else?
It seems to be a battle of the elements today; weāre holding a nice stead 23 degrees (roughly 76F) on the boat. After a big fat discussion today, every day is indeed a school day, Fahrenheit was named after a German Dude who invented the scale, did you know that? Mr Weather person says itās 0 degrees (32F) outsi...
2021-04-1106 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 47 - Blue Moon - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 47 ā Blue Moon ā Walk 1000 Miles a year
I never really wanted to walk in a routine and yet here I am walking at roughly the same time of day, walking roughly the same kind of route. You know yourself when that starts to happen youāre going to see the regulars. The old couple who walk arm in arm. The fisherman who is apparently called a stalker, because he walks up and down the canal, no I didnāt know that fisher people could be called stalkers without the police being called, but it true. Like any hunter h...
2021-04-1007 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 46 - Stalactites - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 46 - Willow and I only found two Snow Angels, this afternoon, across at Deep Lock on the Sheffield Canal. We walked half of the block walk, which was a good 3 miles and one of the first walks we started doing at the beginning of this challenge.
The whole Boat hold went out again after dark, it was still freezing or āneshā as Dave likes to call it. Nature dropped a surprise; Dave found an ice stalactite (or could have been stalagmite - always get them confused). Sweetly he gave it to Eva who trotted off with it l...
2021-04-0906 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 45 - Reflections - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 45 ā Another cold one and another day I didnāt venture outside. Iām building a website. I know!! Me building a website ā get a load of me, well of course you will because your all be rushing to my websites for wonderful tips of how to moan about walking, how to come up with a very powerful excuse to not walk. These excuses and more will all of course be available on my website free of charge for you. Because youāre my favourite ā donāt tell the others, just between me and you.
So what was the reason...
2021-04-0806 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 44 - A Big Mile - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 44 ā A little mile, or was it a little mile? We only walked a mile today but maybe it was a great big mile. In case youāre wondering it was A great Big Mile. We did it, according to the official #walk1000miles challenge we have walked more then your average Briton has in a year. Oh yeah, we reached 200 miles of completing the same walk every day for the last 44 days staying local, which was Mud, Towpath, Busy Road, Concrete, Busy Roundabout, Carpark, Grassy area, Mud and Towpath. We have only ever seen 2 of the weirs on the...
2021-04-0704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 43 Spoilt Lovelies Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 43 ā And the snow has fallen which in turn means I find myself again, hiding on the boat. It is really icy cold, but I would prefer to see the pretty scenes from inside the boat. Of course, I took the dogs out. I could see that look in Willows eye, somewhat reminding me of Laurel and Hardy ā āThatās another fine mess youāve got me intoā mocking me as if Iām not going to finish or keep up this #walk1000miles challenge. Well Willow dearest I am, Iāll get it tomorrow. You see today is a perfect exampl...
2021-04-0605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 42 - Disgusting - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 42 ā Seriously what is that saying, where the ice winds will blow, we shall have snow. Blooming icy freeze in the breeze. Luckily enough whilst it tried it never did stay ā Iām putting that down to Eva and I chanting āNo snow you must goā and poof, just like that it #clickfingers it was gone. Your very welcome. Evaās walk as previously described was a freeze breeze and she wasnāt really chanting, I just said that because I didnāt want to appear to be a loner. Besides Eva Loves snow.
Willow walk was more a battle of...
2021-04-0505 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 41 Don't Lick That - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 41 ā Somebody said it was going to snow, I said āno, donāt want itā I wish I had openly accepted that it would or might. I fear because of my need to fight the forces of nature Karma came along and put the record straight.
It was raining when I took Eva out. It was raining when I bought Eva home. It continued to rain when I went out with Willow and just as I was feeling pretty sorry for myself, I nearly slipped a disc skimming across the quagmire of mud sleekness that was formally known as...
2021-04-0405 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 40 - Licking - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 40 ā Oh the joys of it being a quiet walk day everyone is at work and we are mid Lockdown. The towpath is clear, yes of course there is still mud but it doesnāt look like a splat party and with little traffic the walk just seems to breeze by. The diversion from the accident and then the high-water levels was gone, so we didnāt have to dodge any cars.Ā
It would have been pleasant, but for a certain someone insists on licking a certain something. Do let me know if you want me to go into...
2021-04-0305 min
TEAtime#32: Micro-Generators - Fully Electric Narrowboat?Join us in a tea-infused conversation about the latest sustainability and tech news. This week we discuss the subject of micro-generation and whether it has the potential to enable Ross' dream of living on a fully electric narrowboat.
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Tokamak Energy, a fast growing UK company has unveiled pictures of its n...
2021-04-031h 01
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 39 - Photo Shoot - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 39 ā The snow has pretty much gone and having already walked out with Eva, itās fair to say that the towpath is in a much better state. The slush has gone and the drier dayās mean the slip slide of the muddy, slushy towpaths are much easier to manage. I think my mood or certainly the desire to walk is very weather dependant ā now, donāt get me wrong Iāll walk in rain, snow, wind ā after all itās just about being dressed properly but itās a complete biscuit when āyour stay localā (lockdown) walk is just impassable.
2021-04-0206 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 38 - Snow Eating - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 38 ā Winter is still upon us, frozen snow and my personal favourite slush and letās not forget the theme of this winter Mr Mud. Itās going to be another glorious walk of trying to stay on your feet whilst tip toeing around the mud slides and generally trying not to get to dirty or wet. Initially took Eva out and wow I do believe she is getting slower, Iām sure she would have been the normal speed if she hadnāt tried to eat all the snow in sight. She sure does love the snow and we ended u...
2021-04-0105 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 37 - Snow Angel- Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 37 ā Woke up to a winterās scene, clearly Winter is not giving up without a fight. Needed to take Dave into work today as I needed the van. Skidded and slide - boat steering stood me in good stead, we were perfectly fine, I am an amazing driver. I actually can't remember the last time I drove the van in snow. Only got stuck once, I was hoofed out by three burley Steel workers - my hero's. Good time to reiterate I am an amazing driver.
Walked the dogs about lunch time, in the snow again. Thes...
2021-03-3105 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 36 - Lost the Pig - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 36 ā Been a busy Day today ā Took Eva to vets, dropped van with Dave, walked home. Sun was out and I was in a good mood until - Willow started being a pig ā ate everything including bread and something else, donāt ask. She ran off into a bush which I can only assume she was chasing something, needless to say I donāt run as fast as her. Not her finest day and yes I moan and we have a giggle about her behaviour.
However, I was saddened to learn today, that two young man lost their live...
2021-03-3004 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 35 ā Unconditional Love ā Walk 1000 miles a year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 35 - Willow the Alarm clock was whining indicating time to get up, the joys of having a dog. Itās not all sunshine and roses, itās expensive food and then the other end. The being tied down, kennels costing twice as much as the budget holiday. But of course, the security, the companionship and believe me when I say we have some great conversations, how we laugh. The unconditional love. Okay you sold it, Iāll deal with the whining, screaming and barking, itās a trade-off, I guess. Another beautiful icy cold day and yet = everything seemed O...
2021-03-2904 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 34 - Hiding - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 34 ā Didnāt walk today, I hid away on the boat I had so much to catch up on. That my walking took a lesser priority. Thatās Okay isnāt it? Itās Okay to have a day off? We did the normal bimble but with weightier things on my mind I didnāt walk.
On reflection, could I? yes, I think probably. Should I have? Again probably.
Hereās the thing though, I donāt think I should feel guilty for taking this one day, for me, for other things. As long as this one day doe...
2021-03-2804 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 33 - Sunshine - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 33 ā Willow the Alarm clock gets me up again, by screaming in my face. I took Eva out for a her quick bimble whilst Dave slept on, after all he is the bread winner. Swapping for Willow we set off - Oh yeah you guessed it round the block. Unsure if you aware, I am not a morning person, I do not like being woken up. However, it was a great time for a walk. The sun was doing its best to take ownership of the shimmering frost on the ground, there was a chill in the air but I...
2021-03-2704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 32 - Birthday Missed - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 32 ā The block route was closed, yes the same sign was up as yesterday, no I didnāt ignore it ā I thought I would end up on the TPT Trans Pennie Trail and lack of directions supersedes me, looked at Willow, who shook her head , so I took that as a sign and turned round. I ended up walking round Meadowhall carpark. Not a blade of grass in sight, poor Willow, I was riddled with guilt. Mind you neither was there any cars. I did find where the security guards skive though. Trooped home with my bottom lip hanging out in...
2021-03-2605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 31 - Smell It - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 31 ā Had a really good walk, why? Was I doing a new route? Has all the mud disappeared? Did Boris say we can go out to play? Was Willow a good girl? Did Willow eat anything?
No ā No ā No ā Yes ā No We had company, the newly jabbed Natasha the Marathon Runner, now go easy on her she didnāt make me run, sheād have wet herself laughing. Dave describes my running a lot of effort with little forward motion. A bit like Phoebeās free running (come on people sitcom references) but she does it better ie, more forward...
2021-03-2505 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 30 - So Cold - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 30 ā It was cold, Ice Cold (Yes I know your singing the song - Ice, Ice baby da da da dar) and the wind was howling some and yet we strode on. Took Eva out for a bimble first and then Willow round the block. Iām getting bored of the block, Iām getting bored of the mud, Iām bored of being bored. I do note the days are lengthening and I long for spring, but not April showers. Iād really like to be cruising then we could walk in a different place, every day ā The times we liv...
2021-03-2406 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 29 - Support -Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 29 - I didn't want to #walk today but very fortunate to have such a supportive group network. Ā Looked sunny but it was ice cold winds
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2021-03-2307 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 28 - Moangy - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 28 ā Iām not feeling it, I lost my mojo, we set out for a walk - my neck hurts, itās cold and itās like Piccadilly circus outside. Lots of peoples doing various things and very little lockdown but I suppose they can argue they are just having their exercise just like us. You can tell itās a weekend/Sunday. Super short walk, nothing too much to write home about but then I suppose thatās the journey isnāt it? Sometimes life just gets in the way. I know where Iāve dropped miles, yes, Iāve got some in...
2021-03-2204 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 27 - Neck Ache - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 27 ā As I rolled over in bed, I know normally my walking day starts much later ie, when Iām dressed with fresh minty breath. Bear with me; as I rolled over, my neck got in a tangle with itself, and I tore some of my neck muscles, both heard and felt. No chance of going back to sleep after that, up at the crack of dawn. Okay when I say crack of dawn, I mean 8am but that is still very early for a Saturday. I was doing some sort of Frankensteinās monster impression with one leg longer...
2021-03-2108 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 26 - Block Closed - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 26 ā The block route was closed, yes the same sign was up as yesterday, no I didnāt ignore it ā I thought I would end up on the TPT Trans Pennie Trail and lack of directions supersedes me, looked at Willow, who shook her head , so I took that as a sign and turned round. I ended up walking round Meadowhall carpark. Not a blade of grass in sight, poor Willow, I was riddled with guilt. Mind you neither was there any cars. I did find where the security guards skive though. Trooped home with my bottom lip hanging out in...
2021-03-2003 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 25 - The Day After - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 25 ā The day after the day before, yeah Iām not sure where I was going with that one but to say, that yesterday; round the block was closed. Yes, the River Don stopped my plod. Yes, I know there was diversions but I wasnāt going to mention it. So needless to say, I couldnāt walk round the block, wise choice by me.
You wanna know a secret? Come here then ā Willow and I walked past the cones of no entry; I know Iām a criminal, the dog made me do it officer. Mrs Don had rece...
2021-03-1904 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 24 - Wasn't Feeling It - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 24 - I didnāt walk today I did feel a bit like Noah took the #dogs out one by one. Squelchy, rainy & horrible Eva #Akita loved it. Willow walked quick then home - Just counts as a bimble
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2021-03-1802 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 23 - Flood Warning - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 23 ā I managed to sneak out before said forecasted rain got us, it did but Willow and I were already two thirds round the block anyway.
Let me tell you I ache. I walked the dogs early in the morning then chopped wood all day. Today dawns and I ache ā I still went round the block but now I am broken. Go get my mum, I got a boo boo. Where does it hurt? Everywhere, kiss it here and here and here, you can see where that was going.
Got a little trigger happy with the...
2021-03-1705 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 22 - Recharge - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 22 ā I was up early with the alarm clock; sorry I mean Willow. Took Eva out for her bimble and then Willow around the block or so I thought, when I lost all tracking the watch died, again ā it clearly needs daily charging when working this hard. Bobbed strava on and it just sucked all the power out of my phone. Came home in a huff, if I aināt been tracked, acknowledged or receiving some sort of, totally I am not walking.
I would have had some wonderful wildlife to show you which I would have photog...
2021-03-1605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 21 - Street Art - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 21 ā Dave keeps shoving us, Willow and I, out of the van and let me tell you the distances are getting longer, well they look like it anyway ā right up until you walk it then find out itās the same distance as walking round the block.
I walked across town today, well when I say town, Sheffield is a city but ya say town, donāt ya? Really not sure why Sheffield is a city, it has a couple of universities, sure Okay. Yes, it has a Cathedral but itās a tinsy one ā although award winning for...
2021-03-1505 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 20 - Man Down - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 20 ā Willow got it in her noggin that she wanted to go out again, even though sheād just been out, I think sheās getting into the swing of it, eventually coming round to my way of thinking. We donned the double up clothing and we all, the whole boatload went for a walk.
So, the girls went nuts again, there is still snow on the ground so as soon as they were off the lead, it went into Zoomies. All was going well, One Lock, Two Lock, Three Lock and before we get to Four, the mu...
2021-03-1405 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 19 - Bimble - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 19 - I appear to be the only one not keen on walking in the snow, well when I say snow I mean that term loosely or is it tightly because itās packed down, itās now ice, itās now a slide or an ice rink you pick donāt mind which metaphor you prefer.
I have managed to hide away all day, next to the stove. I was only called to action when Eva, wanted to go. We went, I told you Eva walks slow, sheās old like bagpuss (some may not remember bagpuss...
2021-03-1304 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 18 - Snow Play - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 18 ā Everyone loves snow, right? Wrong, yes it looks lovely, pretty, crisp and clean but it hides things, the mud and the poop. I cannot believe that Natasha did a snow angel, she looked like she was having fun, I didnāt tell her what hides beneath, that would have been rude. She lay on the ground squealing and laughing. You know who else like snow, you know who likes squealing and laughter not only Willow but Eva as well ā I thought they were going to Giant Breed herd stomp poor Natasha into the ground, donāt worry I videoed...
2021-03-1205 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 17 ā Soaked through - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 17 ā after the small walk yesterday I was determined to get round the block today. And it rained all day it was a complete rainfest, Willow and I got drenched. I could feel the negative thought process radiating off her; āWe went home in utter soakingnessā¦.. but we did it
Stats, weāve run out of Christmas food, Out of the official race Iām number 599 which would appear Iām going backwards ā I remember the good old days when I was 260. To be fair there are now 5362 walkers/runners. First position is being held onto by a lady who has...
2021-03-1104 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 16 - Don't Want to - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 16 ā Iāve run out of steam, couldnāt be bothered, didnāt want to go, havenāt got time, so much to do. BUT I went, if only for a short walk ā a mile and half, better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick right? Couldnāt very well be encouraging others to do something rather than nothing, so I went for me and a little bit for you.
Willow wore her camera today, which everyone managed to notice and comment on, like I didnāt know it was on there. Have you ever noticed tha...
2021-03-1004 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 15 - Saved a Trolley - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 15 ā Today I looked like a Chav pushing a trolley back to Marks and Spencers. 3rdone Iāve saved in 15 days of walking; I donāt think he would have survived in the wild. He didnāt have a pound in and it was good will gesture. Willow actually trots really beautiful beside it so I was really chuffed she wasnāt crisscrossing in front. Another walk around the block, whilst messing with my selfie stick and videos
In two weeks #walk1000miles Iāve done 72.6, left to go, 927.4 miles - weirdly Iām a little excited about coming u...
2021-03-0904 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 14 - Two Weeks - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 14 ā I have walked consecutively every day since the #walk1000miles challenge started. Iām so pleased with that, so excited by that achievement in itself, staying power #selfpraise. Focus on what you have achieved not what you havenāt. You remember I said I have limited focus, well Iām still here, still smashing it ā well chuffed.
May have been a tinsey wincey bit over zealous. Walked the dogs half a mile each this morning. Walked Eva before taking Willow round the block and now Iām walking like an old woman, which I am so let me be mo...
2021-03-0805 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 13 - Company - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 13 ā Itās nice to have company, I set out with my marathon runner, Natasha, we kept our distance ā although to be fair she doesnāt look like a lurgy carrier. Letās face it, itās not like my voice doesnāt carry. We had a little visitor before we left. You could definitely tell it was Saturday, I thought all these people had to stay home ā clearly, they were all out for the one time a day exercise.
Donāt they know this is my route and only the chosen, like Natasha can be on it. Willow kept lo...
2021-03-0704 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 12 - Maths - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 12 - It's all gone wrong, well at least the calculations of my miles anyway. I thought I was doing a āboots onā challenge, I thought I was doing well. The reality is my Garmin is recording my walks, which I want but also recording unaccounted for steps. This came to light because yesterday it didnāt record my walk, so I put it in manually however looking at my news feed it recorded the unaccounted-for steps 11K so in effect it means I recorded it twice. Ā Iāve deleted the manually inputted one now. Iām not running the race I...
2021-03-0605 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 11 - Talk and Walk - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 11 Ā āHad a great walk chatting my way round the block, I didnāt walk faster but didnāt notice so much of the walk. Thank you to Lisa, Mary and Irene for keeping me company, it did ease the pain, right till I got home and accidently didnāt save the walk on my Garmin, which kind of bummed me out. I know what a difference a fortnight makes, I didnāt think such a thing would upset me but I need gratification, I need to see and relish the reward on seeing it all mapped out. Ā Anyways I pulled up...
2021-03-0503 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 10 - The Beat - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 10 ā I can see a pattern developing here Miss Willow, poop and a pee straight out of the gate although she didnāt seem to mind going for a walk #walk1000miles.
Let me explain, today for the first time I wore my headphones and all was good with the world, basically because I couldnāt hear it. Okay slight over exaggeration I had one ear in the world and one out ā always good to be aware of your surroundings. I think Willow likened it to a āPinkā concert, she loved my singing, I mean who wouldnāt!! Also did s...
2021-03-0405 min
Walk 1000 miles a Year; Can a Great Dane and a Couch Potato #walk1000miles 2021?Day 9 - A Whole Week - Walk 1000 Miles in a Year #walk1000miles #WillowWalks1000MilesDay 9 ā I have been walking for over a week now ā Here the big news flash, are you sitting ā I have walked every day, Everyday, not missed one, started off really badly, but today, I have found my route, finally got one sorted. Canal Mud, Tarmac, River, Canal, Mud, Home. Itās not the perfect route, heavy car noise but itāll do for now.
Yeah I know - letās talk about me some more.
More News flash ā still sitting ā I have walked the grand totally of 42.7 miles. Isnāt that amazing ā anyone who knows me, knows that unles...
2021-03-0304 min
Cloth Nappy Geek Podcast#15 Narrowboat living with cloth nappiesLiving on a narrowboat is quintessentially British and very idyllic. But can you really have that lifestyle and still use cloth nappies? I chat to cloth nappy parents Andrew and Jess to find out.
2021-02-1635 min
Nighttime on Still WatersNarrowboat LockdownSend us a textThe UK enters its second lockdown. Movement on the waterways is once again restricted to 'essential needs only.'Ā It's the same, but different. This episode reflects on this and what it can teach us about ourselves. There is also more on the language and terms used by the original working boatmen and why to call a boatman āa sailorā was the highest insult.Ā Journal entry:ā7th November, Saturday.A quick silver moon ghosting through a glistening night, caught in the branches of the old elm tree...
2020-11-0813 min
The Narrowboat PodcastAn Independent Holiday Boat Company | Narrowboat Tiller GirlIn this Episode:
- What you need to run a hire boat company
- Costs involved for commercial insurance and CRT Lisence ect.
- The day to day work that goes into running a charter boat.Ā
Where to find Mel online:
https://tillergirl.com/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/narrowboattillergirl/
Lydia's Boat Instagram
www.instagram.com/narrowboat_lilly_mae
If you would like to show your support for the show please consider Ā donating me a cup of tea or coffee at: Ā www.buymeacoffee.com/Nar...
2020-10-3145 minThe Narrowboat PodcastA complete Narrowboat Renovation | Anna from AnnadyeahIn this Episode:
- How Anna came to boat life (she didn't buy a boat!)
- Details of the full renovation.
- Why Anna prefers marina life to continuously cruising.
Where to find Anna online:Ā
Instagram: www.instagram.com/annadyeah
Lydia's Boat Instagram
www.instagram.com/narrowboat_lilly_mae
Products Mentioned:
Made Haru 2 Seater Sofabed: https://www.made.com/haru-small-sofa-bed-pine-green-velvet
Made Haru 3 Seater Sofabed: https://www.made.com/haru-large-double-sofa-bed-pine-green-velvet
Futon Company sofabed (Get the ultimate matress): https://www.futoncompany.co.uk/s...
2020-10-1746 min
Poke It Podcast (How Business Works)007 | Business From A Narrowboat (With Special Guests Lisa & Glen Warner)We are delighted to be joined by our first guests, Lisa & Glen Warner who several years ago, sold their house and all their belongings and moved onto a narrowboat called Nutshell. Both Lisa and Glen run a couple of businesses each and while Nicola is a real fangirl, Pete got to ask quite a few questions about what it's like running a business from a narrowboat. Check out Lisa & Glen's 'A Life Full Of Meaning" channel here:Ā https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ9ppD8Ap4l_90JCRBQp3Ug Entrepreneurs Nicola Cairncross & Pete Jenkins get together t...
2020-10-1058 minThe Narrowboat PodcastLiving on a Narrowboat in Ireland Compared to the UK | Laura from LauraEmily KIn this Episode:Ā
- Why Laura from lauraemily_k bought a boat.
- The housing crisis in Dublin.
- The Irish Canal system
- Comparing the costs of living on a boat in the UK and Ireland.Ā
Where to find Laura online:Ā
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lauraemily_k
Lydia's Boat Instagram: www.instagram.com/narrowboat_lilly_mae
Products mentioned:
CT1 Clear under water sealant: https://amzn.to/2R3Wy8F
Peppermint Spider Repellant (Natural and Humane): https://amzn.to/2ZfvLKU
Alternative Mint Spider Rep...
2020-09-1952 minThe Narrowboat PodcastTeething Problems when Buying a Narrowboat | Lumpy from Narrowboat NatteringsIn this Episode:
- How Lumpy from Narrowboat Natterings on Youtube found his boat
- Buying from Whilton Marina.
- Teething Problems with the boat
- Gear box issues.Ā
- Lumpy's adventures so far in Birmingham.
- Lure fishing.
- All about his Youtube Channel and how he got started.Ā
Where to find Lumpy from Narrowboat Natterings online:
Youtube: www.youtube.com/NarrowboatNatterings
Instagram: www.instagram.com/narrowboat_natterings
Lydia's Boat Instagram: www.instagram.com/narrowboat_lilly_mae
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2020-09-1244 minThe Narrowboat PodcastThe Narrowboat Podcast TrailerMessage me on Instagram @narrowboat_lilly_mae
Hey guys I've been working really hard to launch my new project the Narrowboat podcast. The podcast will be a series of conversations between me and other individuals or companies who have taken to the water. Every person who has bought, or even rented a boat has a story and I want to hear them!
However mundane they may be.
So If you live on a boat, or are looking to buy a boat, maybe you photograph boats or work on boats, maybe you fell off one...
2020-08-2500 min
Two Voices Radio PodcastNarrowboat Navigating with The Two Voices. Part 2. Autumn 2018. Podcast EP 67The Two Voices continue their narrowboat navigating in Staffordshire. They travel to the market town of Rugeley. They encounter more annoying boaters! The TV has a load of rubbish on it and BBC Local Radio's evening shows are no better. They discuss trip highlights and simple tips for your own narrowboat trip.
2018-12-0633 min
The Unmade Podcast15: The Narrowboat EpisodeToday we're on a narrowboat navigating the Chesterfield Canal - but other topics include preppers, tattoos, and making a fortune on Amazon.
Support the show by getting yourself a souvenir postcard from our trip - https://www.bradyharanblog.com/unmade-podcast/narrowboat-postcard
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2018-08-021h 04
Two Voices Radio PodcastTravelogue Special: Part 2 Narrowboat Hire EP35The Two voices continue last week's chat from the lounge of hire Narrowboat Malvolio. This week they discuss: other boaters, how much it costs to hire, narrowboat You Tube vloggers worth watching, and evening entertainment. Plus a shout out to the wonderful CRT lock volunteers.
2018-04-2635 min
Two Voices Radio PodcastTravelogue Special: Narrowboat Hire 2018 EP 34We take to the Grand Union Canal and hire a narrowboat. This episode we talk all about hiring a boat, narrowboat comforts, planning your trip, Plus... we take you through Blisworth Tunnel!
2018-04-1923 min
Angry Boater: Joel Sanders033: The dark side of Jasmin from 'This Narrowboat Adventure.''Angry Boater' will be live at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a part of 'Laughing Horse Free Festival.' Showtimes, twice daily, from Aug 2 to 26 (not Tuesdays) at Finnegans Wake 3.45 pm to 4.45 pm & City Cafe (Ninties Room) 7.25 pm to 8.25 pm. http://www.angryboater.com Jasmin joins me in Limehouse to talk about all things London & boaty and I attempt to find out if she's really as nice as everyone thinks. During the interrogation, we talk London boat crime, gossip about other boaters and discover that she's "elfed" for Bob Geldof (and met Ed Sheeran...
2018-01-311h 05Angry Boater: Joel Sanders033: The dark side of Jasmin from 'This Narrowboat Adventure.''Angry Boater' will be live at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a part of 'Laughing Horse Free Festival.' Showtimes, twice daily, from Aug 2 to 26 (not Tuesdays) at Finnegans Wake 3.45 pm to 4.45 pm & City Cafe (Ninties Room) 7.25 pm to 8.25 pm. http://www.angryboater.com Jasmin joins me in Limehouse to talk about all things London & boaty and I attempt to find out if she's really as nice as everyone thinks. During the interrogation, we talk London boat crime, gossip about other boaters and discover that she's "elfed" for Bob Geldof (and met Ed Sheeran...
2018-01-311h 05Angry Boater: Joel Sanders027: New London boater meets old jaded one.'Angry Boater' will be live at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, twice daily, from Aug 6th to 26th (not Tuesdays). Showtimes are 3.45 pm to 4.45 pm at Finnegans Wake and 7.25 pm to 8.25 pm at City Cafe. Ā _____________________________________________________ Barry Ferns has been on his narrowboat for just 3 weeks. He has already had a window smashed & a solar panel stolen.Ā Joel has been boating Ā for 7 years. Once someone knocked on his boat at 3am and ran off. This week, they are both moored in West London. On top of boating, Joel & Barry als...
2017-10-281h 55Angry Boater: Joel Sanders026 Does it get cold in the winter? The Joel Sanders boating podcast'Angry Boater' will be live at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival as a part of 'Laughing Horse Free Festival.' Showtimes, twice daily, from Aug 2 to 26 (not Tuesdays) at Finnegans Wake 3.45 pm to 4.45 pm & City Cafe (Ninties Room) 7.25 pm to 8.25 pm. http://www.angryboater.com _____________________________________________________ Ā Karl and his teen daughter continuously cruise on the Grand Union. He trades in crystals & fossils. Here we discuss what it's like to live on a narrowboat when you're 13 and the challenges of getting to school without the luxury of a home mooring. We a...
2017-09-151h 01Angry Boater: Joel SandersRussell Brand narrowboat nightmare + conflict with floating Hemeloids'Angry Boater' will be live at the 2018 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, twice daily, from Aug 6th to 26th (not Tuesdays). Showtimes are 3.45 pm to 4.45 pm at Finnegans Wake and 7.25 pm to 8.25 pm at City Cafe. _____________________________________________________ Ā This episode centres around two recent encounters I had on the Grand Union - neither pleasant. One involved Russell Brand. The other didn't.
2017-09-1022 minAngry Boater: Joel Sanders010 Toilet talk with Compost Queen, Kate SaffinWelcome to the Compodcast. Compost Queen, Kate Saffin, has been living on a narrowboat for 17 years & no longerĀ concerns herself with the Pumpout vs Cassette debate. Instead, for the past 3 years she's been using a pair of buckets. An eye-popping discussion which will even show you the connection between human waste & Brexit. The creaking noise early on disappears after a few minutes. Apologies for the distraction. More info on composting can be found at: http://www.offgriddesigns.co.uk Kate can also be seen in her solo show (not a...
2016-11-251h 02Angry Boater: Joel Sanders008: Martyn Whitwell - Extreme NarrowboatingA fascinating talk with a unique & passionateĀ boater. As Martyn Whitwell sits in his London flat, elsewhere, his beloved narrowboat sits on the cut. He keeps a close eye on it though - several times a day Ā - via an online monitoring system that he's designed & customised himself. Like most boaters, his waterways activities slow down in the winter but, once the weather turns in his favour, Martyn covers more boating miles in a week than many manage in a year.Ā As well as discussing his remote online monitoring system, we also talk abo...
2016-11-171h 26Angry Boater: Joel Sanders007: One Way to Sink a Boat - a cautionary tale of professional negligence.Paul Curtis retired and bought his first boat last year - the fulfilment of a lifelong dream. It was bound to be perfect if it was new so he had a narrowboat built from scratch. What could go wrong? Here's a cautionary tale for anyone considering 'living the dream.'Ā It's a fascinating conversation and it gets deep. This honest and human story goes far beyond the world of boating but, despite the horrors, it's an inspiring one too.Ā 'The Angry Boater' live show will be at The George Inn, 261 High Street, Berkhamsted on Saturday, August 26th fr...
2016-11-011h 15
Indulge In Into A Binge-Worthy Full Audiobook In The Car.The Narrowboat Lad: The Narrowboat Lad, Book 1 by Daniel Mark BrownPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/65101to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Narrowboat Lad: The Narrowboat Lad, Book 1
Series: The Narrowboat Lad, Book 1
Author: Daniel Mark Brown
Narrator: Daniel Mark Brown
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
Release date: 04-15-15
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings
Genres: Water Sports
Publisher's Summary:
2015-04-152h 13Begin The Breakthrough Full Audiobook Now, Story Seekers!The Narrowboat Lad: The Narrowboat Lad, Book 1 by Daniel Mark BrownPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/65101to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Narrowboat Lad: The Narrowboat Lad, Book 1
Series: The Narrowboat Lad, Book 1
Author: Daniel Mark Brown
Narrator: Daniel Mark Brown
Format: mp3
Length: 2 hrs and 13 mins
Release date: 04-15-15
Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings
Genres: Water Sports
Publisher's Summary:
2015-04-152h 13