LIttle Venice Again!

Back in Little Venice for a couple of weeks, not been here for over six months. Nothing much has changed, The Waterway bar/pub/restaurant is still busy and overpriced, the food is good though, shame I’m too skint to go there what with the constant boat upgrades and all that! I’ll do my 2 weeks and head off to East London after that, I can afford to eat out there. 

The All New British Summer

Welcome to the all new British summer, It’s not that new but I think that the weather in summer has worsened over the past 20 years.

Here’s a rainbow in Hackney in August during a now normal rain shower.

What sparked this post about weather? It’s the 8th of August and I have stove lit. Bonkers!

Hot water!

For the first time in 4 months I have hot water on Jasmine, I’ve also fitted a new (non leaky) shower valve.
It all went surprising well with only one leak to fix, which is on the cold water in on the calorifier. I’ll add this to the list of todays jobs, which I shall start after a nice hot shower!

Harefield, Hanwell (again) and old age.

Took a cruise up to Harefield on Monday, and it’s very nice, very very nice! I think I'll be headed back up that way in a month or so.

I’m currently back in Hanwell as I’m doing some DIY and there is a Wickes just around the corner, result!

Volunteer lock keepers rock! 8 locks in 90 mins for 2 cups of tea!

And  on to old age.

I’m 40 today, not exactly old, but a milestone nonetheless.

Hanwell to Brentford.

Fin.

Hanwell

I’d not been to Hanwell before, mainly due to the fact there are 10 lock in a very short stretch, but also because I’d heard that the canal was full of rubbish and it was not worth it unless you were going out on the Thames,
Quite the opposite is true, it’s a fantastic stretch, and now one of my favourite bits of London's waterways.

Found this..

..on a hard drive I was clearing, it’s what faced me on day 2 of boat ownership.