A lantern, which hangs from the tiller of my boat.

I’ve got an iPhone…it’s not the best phone in the world (the aerial seems particularly poor at getting a good signal) and I’m not one of these people who downloads all kinds of Apps…but one did catch my eye — Hipstamatic. This App tries to mimic the old style films/processes of days gone by…slightly ironic [...]

Some time ago, my boat was hit by another…a hire boat. It was a hell of a collision, so I phoned the hire company up and reported it and we agreed on a sum for the damage caused. Anyway, I decided to get off my arse and go and pick up the cheque this weekend. [...]

Living on a boat with only a small stove at one end, it can get a bit chilly…especially when the temperature gets below -2 or -3C. The recent spell of cold weather has resulted in ice up to 10cm thick around Oxford!