On Saturday Random Zero, Betty, Dan and I went to Gloucester via motor cycle; there were two main aims behind this; the first was to get a second look at nbWonerinStar, and the second was so I could get some experience on the main roads between the two, with a […]
Victoria Basin
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At Gloucester dock there was a lovely 57 foot narrowboat called Wanderin Star (Wanderin Star PDF) for £39,000 “Wanderin Star” would make a comfortable live aboard. She was built by Oxley Marine in 2003, she has a Beta B 38 diesel engine with RPM 120 gearbox. She has 1 double bed and […]
Following on from Part One, I found this article titled “A Walk on the Wild Side around Gloucester Docks” on Narrowboat World, where Alan Tilbury talks about his experience of Gloucester Quays: The state of the area was something that I had got completely wrong from what I was led to believe. Not masses […]
Gloucester Docks is home to the National Waterways Museum (formerly known as the National Waterways Museum, Gloucester), housed in Llanthony Warehouse, (I went once with Loupie a number of years ago; however I will have to go back another time for a look round). Llanthorn warehouse was built in 1873, […]
With my getting a job, which is 35 miles from my parents (about the same distance as Culham Centre for Fusion Energy was) and since I can now afford to live on a boat again 🙂 a number of people have said that it is better to look for a […]