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Title: The Sumpners Afloat - Adventures on "Old Nick" - an Ortomarine-built, Vetus powered Electric Serial Hybrid Narrowboat
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Where did that time go? Five glorious years on board Old Nick. We thought it was worth summarising our time aboard for posterity. I’ll start with just a quick run through of where we have been in our 5 years aboard.
Waterways visited by year
2021
Droitwich Junction, Droitwich Barge, Worcester &am...
13th to 19th October – Radford Semele to The Marina of Dreams
Monday Monday – what great song! Drugs obtained, I set off in a very very light drizzle – bound for Radford Semele and a very nice spot that we have used before, by the water meadows of the River Leam. It’s a popular spot, but we found a nice space and pulled over for the day. A short but...
6th to 12th Oct – Knowle to Radford Semele
The “You” in the title above being Brinklow Marina of course! It was an absolute gem of a Monday morning with the sun warm on my shoulders as I cruised the short distance down to the Knowle Locks, which lifts you up towards Birmingham. No coat required today. It was lovely and as I cruised I mused on the tr...
29th Sept to 5th Oct – Highter’s Heath to Knowle
We had to be off the mooring at Lyon’s Yard by 09:00, but it was no hardship as it was a beautiful morning, with warm sunshine filtering through the trees. And there are a lot of trees on this stretch – very woody indeed and I cruised for quite a while before I found a stretch that would be in full su...
22nd to 28th September – Droitwich to Highter’s Heath (Birmingham)
The last week at home had gone by in a flash and Monday morning started early. We’d packed all the stuff in the car on Sunday so we had a quick getaway. It’s always a wrench saying goodbye but we’ll see them in person again in November, but we were also eager to see Old Nick and che...
