Hail to the Hive!During the summer months everyone who has a boat is out on the canals as much as their life allows and there's also an abundance of people hiring narrowboats for day trips and holidays afloat. This can make certain partys of the network quite busy and finding moorings a little tricky at times. However, in the winter........not so much 😄.

Hail to the Hive!Living as a continuous cruiser on the canal networks of the UK requires a bit of forward planning and keeping a beady eye on the resources that you use, water being a big one.You can find the water points along the network on canal maps and apps etc but as we are on familiar turf ( or water more accurately )we know where most of them are and this spot , on the Coventry canal, we have visited before.

Hail to the Hive!In all the time that we have been living onboard narrowboats in the Uk we have mostly been of canals but have briefly cruised along a few rivers such as The River Kennet and also our wonderful trip up a section of the River Thames between Reading and Oxford. But we recently had a very pleasant surprise when, just north of Leicester, we hit the River Soar.

Hail to the Hive!It would seem I have allowed myself to slip again and have been away from the blockchain for a little too long again me thinks. A recent trip to India and a hectic schedule has derailed my efforts to keep a steady presence on here but thankfully I saw this where we were moored up 2 nights ago and it has forced my hand. How could I not capture and shere this beautiful creation and it so begged for a little Monomad affection.

Hail to the Hive!There’s nothing quite like chugging along the canals in great summer weather. To be honest it’s pretty chill most of the time but when the weather is good it’s sublime.I spend hours alone with my thoughts,the surrounding nature, the sound of the diesel engine chugging, my camera and coffee within arms reach and my hand on the tiller, gently puttering along as we meander along the canals interrupted sometimes by a family of swans passing by.

Hail to the Hive!As many of you already know we live on a little narrowboat cruising about the canals and rivers of the UK. Recently we returned to my hometown of Leicester for a visit and on the way went through one of my favourite canal destinations that I loved visiting way before I ever knew that I'd actually be living on the canls on a boat. This place is Foxton Locks and it's awesome.