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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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Meet Vera!

It seems like an eternity since we announced the advent of a new addition to our lives – a motorhome. It’s a 4 berth Swift Voyager 594 2026 model,and we finally took delivery on Friday 13th – yeah. I know! Not the most auspicious date – particularly when we arrived on site to find that we had been allocated Pitch 13! Good job I’m not overly superstitious! But I’m getting ahea...


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A quick DIY Job

Many of you will have Caldwells windows – the hopper style ones that are either open or closed. We really love ours as they can be fully removed to let more air in. We very often do this in summer and I also do it in winter, when I am making mar...


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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...


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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...


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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...


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