The Bartlett Diaries on Narrowboat Hang Loose
And it’s my birthday I got taken out for breakfast at Trent Lock Tea Rooms which was fab – we had a bacon and egg cob and a pot of tea – lovely start to the day. We then walked along the canal to Cranfleet Lock and continued along the River Trent and around Attenborough…
Off for our First Proper Cruise – on the Trent & Mersey We have been at Weston-on-Trent since we bought Hang Loose as the lock at Aston-on-Trent is closed for repair – it should have been open on 15th March and we were planning to move on to our moorings on the Erewash Canal that…
February 2019 We’ve been on Narrowboat Hang Loose for 3 weeks now – you can read about our Maiden Voyage here. It is just amazing – it’s everything we dreamed of – and more. Had a lovely walk today – I used to blog about each of our walks but we go on that many now,…
Loving Life on Narrowboat Hang Loose We have been in our new home for a week and loving every minute of living our dream. Three days at work for me this week. We made Lasagne for tea which was delicious – Chan and Ross came and joined us with Winston. It was brilliant to…
3rd February 2019 Our dream has come true and we have our very own narrowboat – Hang Loose – and she’s gorgeous. Yesterday we picked my dad and took him for lunch at The Boardwalk at Mercia Marina. Had a lovely lunch here , we had the fishfinger sandwich and it was delicious – worth…
OMG It’s actually happened Today we are officially narrowboat owners – our dream has come true and we are beyond happy 😃 As I mentioned in my previous post, we have been dreaming of owning our own narrowboat for so long and our hopes have been dashed once or twice – but now this is…
8 Mile Circular Walk in Derbyshire from Spondon to Ockbrook then to Dale Abbey and back – with a cheeky little cob and couple of pints in The Carpenters What a lovely way to start the new year! Well we certainly felt like we needed a good walk after all the Christmas eating and drinking and…
Our Narrowboat Dreams Our dream for a long time has been to own and live on a narrowboat. We have been on Narrowboat holidays for many years – the latest of which you can read about here. We have done loads and loads of research – especially my husband – read endless copies of Canal…
Lovely 5 mile walk in historical Pentrich
Merry Christmas to all I‘ve finally put my Christmas Tree up and I really wanted to share it on my blog so I can always look back at it and smile! One of our traditions has always been to buy a new Christmas Tree decoration every year and somehow – thanks to my daughter –…