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Canal Holiday 2011

kyber — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 10:21:48 +0000

We finished off September with an excellent holiday on the canal. Navigating the canals of the UK on a narrow boat has long been my favourite holiday, first instilled in me by a couple of teachers at my secondary school who were married and lived on the banks of a canal and who were daft [...]

Tunnel Vision

kyber — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 13:27:30 +0000

Had a great day yesterday, enjoying a long tour through tunnels and locks on canals around Dudley with the Dudley Canal Trust, followed by a meal at Mad O’Rourke’s famous pie factory (pub). and then a drink at The Crooked House. This was a surprise treat from my brother for my recent birthday. My [...]

Two men in a boat

kyber — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:22:03 +0000

A rare photograph of me and my brother together risking our necks on water (well, relaxing on a narrow boat really).

Canal Christmas 2008

kyber — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:00:38 +0000

We took the unusual step this Christmas (2008) of hiring a narrow-boat for the week and navigating the canals of England whilst everyone else faced the normal stresses of the celebration period. We had a great time away from the hussle-and-bussle that normally goes with this period.